In the Yawncat (A Rare Hypothetical Animal), the Dominant Allele

question 33

Multiple Choice

In the yawncat (a rare hypothetical animal) , the dominant allele R causes solid tail color, and the recessive allele r results in white spots on a colored background.The black coat color allele B is dominant to the brown allele b, but these genes can only be expressed if the animal has an mm genotype at a third gene locus.Animals that are M_ are yellow regardless of which allele from the B locus is present.A mating between a solid yellow-tailed male yawncat and a solid brown-tailed female yawncat produces 16 offspring with the following tail phenotypes: six solid yellow, two spotted yellow, three solid black, one spotted black, three solid brown, and one spotted brown.What is the MOST likely genotype of the female parent?

• A)mm bb rr
• B)Mm bb rr
• C)mm Bb rr
• D)mm bb Rr
• E)mm Bb Rr

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