You
are hired as a consultant for a new venture: pet squirrel breeding.
Because customers prefer bushy tails on their pet squirrels, you
asked to help produce bushy-tailed squirrels from a local
population as quickly and efficiently as possible. Of course, you
know that bushy tails are a quantitative genetic trait in
squirrels.
A)
what information would you need to obtain in order to accomplish
this task?
B)
Given your success at this job, you are hired by a breeder in
Canada to help set up her breeding program. You hate the cold
weather and want to avoid any unnecessary trips to Canada. Can you
take what you have learned about your local population of squirrels
and apply it to the Canadian population? Why or why not?