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An organism has a gene ' X '. Its dominant allele expresses character c - 1 while it's recessive allele expresses character c - 2 This dominant allele is completely dominant over the recessive allele . It has another gene ' y ' which in its dominant form doesn't allow any expression of gene ' x ' which of these genotypes of that organism Will produce character c - 1 ?

A

xxyy or XxYy

B

XXYY or xxyy

C

xxYy or XXYy

D

Xxyy or Xxyy

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To solve the question, we need to analyze the genetic information provided about the organism and the effects of the alleles involved. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Gene X:** - Gene X has two alleles: a dominant allele (let's denote it as X) that expresses character C1 and a recessive allele (denote it as x) that expresses character C2. - The dominant allele (X) completely masks the expression of the recessive allele (x). 2. **Understanding Gene Y:** - Gene Y also has two alleles: a dominant allele (denote it as Y) that inhibits the expression of gene X, and a recessive allele (denote it as y) that allows expression of gene X. - If the organism has at least one dominant allele Y (YY or Yy), it will not express either character C1 or C2. 3. **Possible Genotypes:** - We need to determine which genotypes will produce character C1. The possible combinations of alleles for genes X and Y are: - **1. XXYY** (homozygous dominant for both genes) - **2. XXYy** (homozygous dominant for X and heterozygous for Y) - **3. XxYY** (heterozygous for X and homozygous dominant for Y) - **4. XxYy** (heterozygous for both genes) - **5. xxYY** (homozygous recessive for X and homozygous dominant for Y) - **6. xxYy** (homozygous recessive for X and heterozygous for Y) - **7. Xxyy** (heterozygous for X and homozygous recessive for Y) - **8. xxyy** (homozygous recessive for both genes) 4. **Analyzing Genotypes for C1 Expression:** - For character C1 to be expressed, the organism must have at least one dominant allele X (X or Xx) and must not have a dominant allele Y (Y). - Therefore, the possible genotypes that can express C1 are: - **XxYy** (heterozygous for X and heterozygous for Y) - C1 is expressed. - **XXyy** (homozygous dominant for X and homozygous recessive for Y) - C1 is expressed. - Any genotype that includes at least one Y (YY or Yy) will inhibit the expression of C1. 5. **Conclusion:** - The only genotype that will produce character C1 is **Xxyy** or **XXyy** (where Y is recessive). Thus, the organism must have at least one dominant allele X and both alleles of Y must be recessive (yy) to express C1. ### Final Answer: The genotypes of the organism that will produce character C1 are: **Xxyy or XXyy**.
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