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In a certain species of rats, black dominates over brown. Suppose that a black rat with two black parents has a brown sibling.

(a) What is the probability that this rat is a pure black rat (as opposed to being a hybrid with one black and one brown gene)?

(b) Suppose that when the black rat is mated with a brown rat, all5 of their offspring are black. Now what is the probability that the rat is a pure black rat?

Short Answer

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a). 13⇒Figure out the parent's genes, each of the possible gene pairs (mothers gene, fathers gene) has the same probability of occurring.

b) 2424+1⇒ Bayes formula with conditioning on genes of that rat.

Step by step solution

01

Given Information (Part a)

B- gene for black color (dominant).

Black rat in question, black →(B,B),(b,B),(B,b).

02

Explanation (Part a)

P[(B,B)]=?

The requested probability is that the rat in question has (B,B) genes.

From the note that all gene combinations are equally possible, and there are three of them

P[(B,B)]=13.
03

Final Answer

13⇒ Figure out the parents genes, each of the possible gene pairs (mothers gene, fathers gene) has the same probability of occuring.

04

Given Information (Part b)

b - gene for brown color (not dominant).

A person has two genes for eye-color - (m,f).

05

Explanation (Part b)

Rat's mate is brown, P[(BB)∣ all 5 children black ]= ?

Bayes formula with system of events being A=(B,B) and Ac={(B,b),(b,B)}

P[A∣5children black]=P[5children black∣A]P(A)P[5 children black∣A]P(A)+P5children black∣AcPAc

Given the genes of the rat in question, the color of the children are independent, in this notation:

P[all5children are black∣A]=P[1child is black∣A]5
06

Explanation (Part b)

Same for Ac.

Taking into account genes A=(B,B)and Ac={(B,b),(b,B)}, and the mates genes are (b,b)

P[1childisblack|A]=1

P[1childisblack|Ac]=12

And from a) P(A)=13,PAc=23thus the Bayes formula is:

P[A∣5 children black]=P[1child is black∣A]5P(A)P[1child is black∣A]5P(A)+P1child is black∣Ac5PAc

=15·1315·13+125·23

=2424+1

07

Final Answer (Part b)

2424+1⇒ Bayes formula with conditioning on genes of that rat.

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