A recessive inherited disorder in llamas is caused by the faulty allele fff. The normal allele is FFF. A llama with genotype ff ff\,ff has the disorder, and a llama with genotype Ff Ff\,Ff is unaffected.
Two llamas with genotype Ff Ff\,Ff are used to produce offspring. For each mating in a breeding programme, one unaffected offspring from this cross is selected at random and mated with a llama known to have genotype FfFfFf.
These matings produced 24 offspring in total. Of these, 7 had the disorder.
Calculate the expected number of offspring with the disorder.
Compare the observed number of offspring with the disorder with the expected number. Suggest one reason why the two numbers are different.
62 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 6.1 Reproduction, covering 6.1.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction, 6.1.2 Meiosis, 6.1.3 Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction, 6.1.4 DNA and the genome, 6.1.5 DNA structure, 6.1.6 Genetic inheritance, 6.1.7 Inherited disorders, and 6.1.8 Sex determination. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.