Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 6 Problem 7P

The possible genotypes for the snakes shown in the figure 6-14 are as follows:

(a) Wild type black and orange camouflaged snake - o⁺/-; b⁺/-

(b) Black snake that does not synthesize orange pigment - o⁺/-; b/b

(c) Orange snake that does not synthesize black pigment - o/o; b⁺/-

(d) Albino snake - o/o; b/b

Where,

o ⁺ – allele that confer orange color

o – Absence of orange pigment

b ⁺ - allele that confer black pigment

b – Absence of black pigment