Use your knowledge of Mendelian genetics to write a hypothesis that answers the lab question , "What is the effect of the genes of the parental mice on the fur color of the offspring mice?" Be sure to use the "If ... then ... format. ANSWER You can also say “ if you know the genes of the parental mice, then you can predict the traits of the offspring mice.

In Mendelian genetics allele of each gene from parent will segregate from each other so the gametes only carry one each .

If the parental mice has two different fur colour( white or black )

the colour of offspring ' s fur either would be black and white or the combination of both grey

If the parents are homozygous and have different colors such as black (recessive) and white (dominant) then the offspring will have the color of the dominant allele.

According to Mendel's laws there are two types of alleles, dominant and recessive, when the parents are dominant homozygous they have an AA genotype and if they are recessive homozygous they have an aa genotype, when reproducing all their offspring they will have an Aa genotype and only the allele will be expressed dominant, in this case white.