Assume That a Researcher Is Studying Coat Color in Voles

question 48

Multiple Choice

Assume that a researcher is studying coat color 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 color)
Blanc * weiss = all brown (wild-type vole color)
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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Definitions:

Monozygotic Twins

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The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.