Morgan Buys a Male Python from a Snake Dealer Who

question 26

Multiple Choice

Morgan buys a male python from a snake dealer who tells him that the snake carries the albino allele.What is the most effective way for Morgan verify this statement?

• A) Breed the snake with a heterozygous female.
• B) Breed the snake with a homozygous normal female.
• C) Breed the snake with a female sibling.
• D) Breed the snake with a homozygous recessive albino female.
• E) He can breed the snake with any female and a portion of the offspring will always be albino.

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