Genetics: Analysis and Principles 4th Edition by Robert Brooker

Exercise 1

Mexican hairless dogs have little hair and few teeth. When a Mexican hairless is mated to another breed of dog, about half of the puppies are hairless. When two Mexican hairless dogs are mated to each other, about 1/3 of the surviving puppies have hair, and about 2/3 of the surviving puppies are hairless. However, about two out of eight puppies from this type of cross are born grossly deformed and do not survive. Explain this pattern of inheritance.