Q. 7. Outline a project which aims to find the dominant coat colour in dogs.
(i) Select two varieties of dogs one with white coat color, the other with black coat color.
(ii) Crossbreed them taking a male dog from one variety and bitch (female dog) from the other variety.
(iii) Observe the color of offsprings of the F1 generation.
(iv) Now, bring about breeding among the organisms of the F1 generation.
(v) Observe the coat color of organisms (pups) of F2 generation and note the variations in coat color.
(vi) Draw conclusions on the basis of your study.
One of the probable inheritance patterns may be as given below.
Phenotypic ratio = 3 : 1,
Black coat colour (3) : White coat colour (1)