Question

beyond dominant and recessive
multiple alleles
in rabbits, coat color
is determined by one
gene with at least 4
different alleles. the
table shows the
phenotypes for
pairings of alleles.

1. what is the order

of dominance of the
4 alleles?
type your answer
here.
full color: cc, cc^{ch}, cc^{h}, or cc
chinchilla: c^{ch}c^{ch}, c^{ch}c^{h}, c^{ch}c^{ch}, or c^{ch}c
himalayan: c^{h}c or c^{h}c^{h}
albino: cc

Explanation:

By analyzing the allele combinations and their resulting phenotypes:

1. The full color phenotype is expressed when the dominant allele $C$ is present (paired with $c^{ch}$, $c^h$, or $c$), so $C$ is the most dominant.
2. Chinchilla phenotype only appears when the $c^{ch}$ allele is present without $C$, meaning $c^{ch}$ is dominant over the remaining alleles.
3. Himalayan phenotype appears when $c^h$ is present without $C$ or $c^{ch}$, so $c^h$ is dominant over the last allele.
4. Albino only occurs with the homozygous recessive $cc$ genotype, making $c$ the most recessive.

Answer:

The dominance order from most to least dominant is $C > c^{ch} > c^h > c$