Biology/Guinea Pig Genetics
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Question
Hello, Is there any way I can get a list of the traits of guinea pigs, with the recessive and dominant traits sorted as well... Ex
Pigmentation P, dominant no pigmentation p, Pp= co-dominance
ect.
Regards...
Sam
Dear Sam,
I'm not an expert on guinea pigs (though I'm okay with the genetics part ;) ), but here are a few sites I hope you'll find useful:
http://www.sigissauhaufen.de/geneticsengl.html
(a few misspellings, but the information seems okay)
http://www.zianet.com/nstcbbt/genetics.html
http://www.cavycompendium.com/forums/archive/index.php/f-94.html
http://www.diddly-di.fsnet.co.uk/Breeds%20&%20Varieties.htm
Hope that helps get you started.
Good luck!
Dana
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Dana Krempels, Ph.D.
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I can answer biology-related questions in the areas of evolution, zoology, botany, genetics, and ecology. But I don't answer homework questions or provide ideas for your science fair projects. So students please do your learning the right way by reading your text assignments and studying!
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At the University of Miami, I teach Evolution and Biodiversity, Botany, Zoology, Genetics, Ecology, and a variety of seminars (e.g., the Biology and Evolution of Human Gender Roles).
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I have a B.S. in Biology and an A.B. in English from the University of Southern California (1980).
I earned my Ph.D. in Biology in the area of evolutionary biology/visual physiology from the University of Miami in 1989.
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