The allele for curly hair is dominant over the allele for straight hair. If you mated a curly-haired dachshund and a straight-haired dachshund, would you be able to accurately predict the probability of the offspring having curly hair? Why?(1 point)

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Yes, because you know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.
Yes, because you know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.

No, because you only know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.
No, because you only know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.

No, because you don’t know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.
No, because you don’t know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.

Yes, because you know the genotypes of both dogs.

Answer 1

No, because you don’t know the genotype of the curly-haired dog.

The curly-haired dachshund could be either homozygous dominant (CC) or heterozygous (Cc) for the curly hair trait. Without knowing whether the curly-haired dog is homozygous or heterozygous, you cannot accurately predict the probability of the offspring having curly hair, since the genotypes of the parent dogs determine the possible combinations in the offspring.