True-Breeding Yellow Guinea Pigs Crossed with True-Breeding White Ones Produce

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Essay

True-breeding yellow guinea pigs crossed with true-breeding white ones produce only cream-colored offspring. This pattern indicates incomplete dominance. Rough hair is found to be dominant to smooth hair. Give the F1 and F2 genotypic and phenotypic ratios of a cross of a smooth, white guinea pig with a homozygous, rough, yellow guinea pig.

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