AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

LAW OF DOMINANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If a cross between two mice produce 10 black mice and 3 white mice. Which skin color is dominant?
A
white
B
black
C
none
D
both
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Okay, so particularly the dominant phenotype, the dominant phenotype is going to be in black. This is the answer for question a question.

Detailed explanation-2: -Black fur is dominant to white fur.

Detailed explanation-3: -Understanding Dominant And Recessive Traits : Example Question #1. Brown fur (B) in mice is dominant over white fur (bb). You have two brown mice, and when they are bred together you obtain 3 brown-haired offspring and one white-haired offspring.

Detailed explanation-4: -In mice, black coat colour (allele B) is dominant to brown coat colour (allele b). The offspring of a cross between a black mouse (BB) and a brown mouse (bb) were allowed to interbreed.

Detailed explanation-5: -This 9:3:3:1 phenotypic ratio is the classic Mendelian ratio for a dihybrid cross in which the alleles of two different genes assort independently into gametes.

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