Question

students are studying patterns of genetic inheritance in snails. four snails were produced by sexual reproduction from the same set of parent snails. which question should the students research to understand why the offspring snails inherited four different shell colors from the same parents?
(a) do alleles affect the total amount of genetic material in offspring?
(b) does dna contain codes for proteins that express the traits of an organism?
(c) does the number of genes passed on to offspring depend on only one parent?
(d) do chromosomes produce the energy needed for reproduction in an organism?

Explanation:

The students are studying genetic inheritance in snails. Alleles are different forms of a gene and they determine the traits of an organism. Variation in alleles from the same parents can lead to different traits in offspring. Understanding how alleles affect the amount of genetic material and traits in offspring helps explain why offspring can have different shell - colors despite having the same parents.

Answer:

a. Do alleles affect the total amount of genetic material in offspring?