Matt Breeds and Sells Snakes

question 42

Multiple Choice

Matt breeds and sells snakes. He knows that he can make the most money by breeding and selling albino snakes. Albinism is a recessive trait. His female albino corn snake just produced six offspring. Two displayed normal coloration and four were albino. What do you know about the genotype of the father?

• A) He must be homozygous dominant.
• B) He must be heterozygous.
• C) He must be homozygous recessive.
• D) He could be either heterozygous or homozygous dominant.
• E) There is not enough information to determine the father's genotype.

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