Suppose That Two Different Groups of Schmoos (An Imaginary Animal)

question 243

Multiple Choice

Suppose that two different groups of schmoos (an imaginary animal) live in geographically separated locations and rarely interbreed.On one occasion, a big-footed white-haired schmoo does mate with a small-footed brown-haired schmoo.Six offspring result: two big-footed schmoos with light brown hair and four small-footed schmoos with light brown hair.Which statement about the inheritance of footedness in schmoos is most likely correct?

• A) Big is dominant to small.
• B) Small is dominant to big.
• C) Big and small are codominant.
• D) There is intermediate dominance.
• E) This cannot be answered without more information about whether the parents are true-breeding.

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