In guinea pigs, there is a gene that codes for curly hair. Short hair (S) is dominant to long hair (s). Another gene codes for curly hair. Curly (C) is dominant to straight (c). If a guinea pig has the genotype SsCc, what gametes could it produce?

a. Ss and Cc
b. SC, Sc, sC, and sc
c. S, s, C, and c
d. SS, CC, ss, and cc


Answer: b. SC, Sc, sC, and sc

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