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Use the following to answer questions :
In a species of tortoise,foot size (big or small) is controlled by one gene,while shell shape (round or lumpy) is controlled by another gene.Suppose that a big-footed lumpy-shelled tortoise mates with a small-footed round-shelled tortoise.Eight offspring result: four big-footed round-shelled tortoises and four small-footed round-shelled tortoises.(Assume that the parents are not necessarily homozygous for each allele. )
-Which statement about the inheritance of footedness in tortoises is most likely to be correct,given your genetic analysis of the tortoise family?

• A) Big is dominant to small.
• B) Small is dominant to big.
• C) Big and small are codominant.
• D) Footedness is an example of blended inheritance.
• E) This cannot be answered without more information.

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