Assume That a Researcher Is Studying Coat Colour in Voles

question 36

Multiple Choice

Assume that a researcher is studying coat colour in voles.Three strains of white vole have been isolated: milky,blanc,and weiss.White is a recessive trait in each strain.Homozygous white voles are obtained for each strain.Consider the following crosses:

Milky × blanc = all white progeny
Milky × weiss = all brown (wild-type vole colour)
Blanc × weiss = all brown (wild-type vole colour)

The conclusion most consistent with these results is

• A) all three strains have mutations in the same gene.
• B) all three strains have mutations in different genes.
• C) milky and blanc have mutations on the same gene,weiss has a mutation in a different gene.
• D) milky and weiss have mutations on the same gene,blanc has a mutation in a different gene.
• E) weiss and blanc have mutations on the same gene,milky has a mutation in a different gene.

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