Mating of a Female Rabbit with a Long Tongue with a Male

question 15

Multiple Choice

Mating of a female rabbit with a long tongue with a male rabbit that had a short tongue resulted in 12 offspring. Two had long tongues, two had short tongues,and eight had medium-length tongues. Which allele combinations explains the tongue lengths of the offspring?

• A)Short tongue dominant; long tongue recessive
• B)Short tongue recessive; long tongue dominant
• C)Short tongue dominant; long tongue dominant
• D)Short tongue dominant; long tongue X-linked recessive

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