Imagine That Smurfs Live in Widely Separated Groups and Rarely

question 78

Multiple Choice

Imagine that smurfs live in widely separated groups and rarely interbreed, so geneticists know very little about them. On one occasion, two smurfs from different groups did mate. A big -footed, white smurf mated with a small-footed, blue smurf. Three offspring resulted: one big-footed and blue and two small-footed and blue. Which statement about the inheritance of color in smurfs is most likely to be correct?

• A) White is dominant to blue.
• B) White and blue are codominant.
• C) Blue is dominant to white.

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