Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 250
Question: A black hybrid mouse is crossed with a pure brown mouse to produce a total of 24 young ones. Which of the following result is most likely to be correct
Options:
A) 13 black males and 11 black females
B) 11 brown males and 13 brown females
C) 8 black males, 10 black females, 3 brown males, 3 brown females
D) 5 black males, 6 brown males, 7 black females, 6 brown females
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
When a hybrid black mouse is crossed with pure brown mouse (recessive character), the offspring produced would be black and brown in equal proportions, the sex of the mouse has no role in this inheritance.
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