Question: A new species of grasshopper is discovered, varieties are found with red stripes, another with yellow stripes, and a third with orange stripes. Careful genetic analysis shows that the striping pattern observed is controlled by one gene with two alleles. When true-breeding red striped grasshoppers are crossed iwth true-breeding yellow striped grasshoppers, all offspring are orange striped.
- What is the relationship between the two alleles controlling the grasshoper stripe color?
- What color(s) and in what ratios are expected if you cross two orange striped grasshoppers?
- What color(s) and in what ratios would you expect if you crossed a orange striped and a red striped grasshopper?