Suppose that a mouse with black fur has both an

allele for black fur and an allele for white fur (Bb).

Based on this information, you can conclude that

the dominant allele must be for fur and

the recessive allele must be for * fur.

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Biology

Melvin Hughes

6 January, 16:02

Suppose that a mouse with black fur has both an

allele for black fur and an allele for white fur (Bb).

Based on this information, you can conclude that

the dominant allele must be for fur and

the recessive allele must be for * fur.

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Brendon Durham · Answer 1

You can conclude that the dominant allele is black fur and the recessive allele is for white fur.

We know this because the mouse has black fur. Since dominant alleles will win over recessive alleles, black fur must be dominant since that's the color the mouse shows.

Royce Chen · Answer 2

Answer: The black fur allele is dominant and the white fur allele is recessive

Explanation: The mouse is black, and the dominant allele will show up. It is still carrying the white fur allele but it is recessive.

Suppose that a mouse with black fur has both anallele for black fur and an allele for white fur (Bb).Based on this information, you can conclude thatthe dominant allele must be for fur andthe recessive allele must be for * fur.

Suppose that a mouse with black fur has both an

allele for black fur and an allele for white fur (Bb).

Based on this information, you can conclude that

the dominant allele must be for fur and

the recessive allele must be for * fur.