As the New Technician in a Lab That Studies Coat

question 5

Multiple Choice

As the new technician in a lab that studies coat color in rodents,you are assigned the task of counting and recording the coat color of the F₂ progeny of a dihybrid cross.Your results are: 18 agouti mice,6 black mice,8 albino mice.Based on this data,you conclude that coat color in rodents

• A)involves an epistatic interaction.
• B)is determined by three different genes.
• C)depends on prenatal nutrition.
• D)involves incomplete dominance.

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Definitions:

Antibodies

Proteins produced by the immune system that recognize and neutralize pathogens like bacteria and viruses.

Cholesterol

A type of fat found in blood that is essential for creating cell membranes and certain hormones.

Essential Amino Acid

Amino acid, required by animals, that must be supplied in the diet.

Diet

The sum of food consumed by an organism or group, affecting health and nutrition.