Discussion:
Genetics of domestic animals - mink breeding
A geneticist determines that long hair length in mink is dominant over short hair (recessive). his friend breeds mink in captivity with long hair esp for the fur inducstry and has received permission from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to trap 5 wild mink to add to his breeding stock to reduce effects of inbreeding within his colony, but he wants to otherwise maintain production of all long-haired mink. 4 of the 5 wild mink have long hair, the 5th has short hair. If he has room to house only 2 more mink as breeding stock during the subsequent 5-year period, explain how his geneticist friend should advise him to procced in conducting a test cross to detemine which (if any) of the wild-trapped mink he should retain for his breeding project for the next 5 years. (I am assuming mink breed year round and prodcue 5 litters per year)