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Lab: Mouse Genetics (One Trait)

Question 17 • IS - O - 3490 - The Living Earth B CP Online

A mouse has alleles for both black fur and white fur The mouse has because the dominant allele, B, is always expressed.

Answer
A
homozygous
B
heterozygous

Explanation

A mouse with alleles for both black fur and white fur has two different alleles for the trait. An organism with two different alleles is heterozygous. The dominant B allele is expressed, but that does not make the mouse homozygous; homozygous means having two matching alleles.

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