Morgan Breeds and Sells Snakes

question 6

Multiple Choice

Morgan 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 6 offspring. Two displayed normal coloration and 4 were albino. What do you know about the genotype of the baby snakes with the normal coloration?

• A) They must be homozygous dominant.
• B) They must be homozygous recessive.
• C) They must be heterozygous.
• D) They could be either heterozygous or homozygous dominant.
• E) There is not enough information to determine their genotype but we know that they must carry the dominant allele.

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