You have discovered a brand new specie of bear! After some observation, you have decided to name them Gummy Bears. During your observations, you noticed that there were several traits for the characteristic of bear color: red, orange, yellow, & green. You have been observing the bears, which reproduce very quickly, for several generations and have decided to track the next generation to try to discover the genetics behind bear color...
You already understand how Mendelian characteristics are inherited - dominant or recessive - and that if the dominant allele is present, the dominant trait is shown. In this activity, you will be exploring a complex mode of inheritance that isn't as simple as the Mendelian characteristics you've been working with.
In this activity, you will:
In this activity, you will:
- Identify the mode of inheritance for each trait observed in the bears.
- Collect and analyze data to support a hypothesis about each trait's mode of inheritance.
- Use Punnett squares to prove each trait's mode of inheritance.
Before you begin, you will need to download the file below in order to track your data and show your work:
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