Imagine That Smurfs Live in Widely Separated Groups and Rarely

question 7

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

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