Let's say that in dogs, brown fur is dominant to yellow fur. Two dogs with brown fur mate and produce 10 offspring. Eight of the offspring have brown fur, but two offspring have yellow fur. Why did this happen?

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Octavio Stout

26 December, 05:53

Let's say that in dogs, brown fur is dominant to yellow fur. Two dogs with brown fur mate and produce 10 offspring. Eight of the offspring have brown fur, but two offspring have yellow fur. Why did this happen?

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Morgan Osborne · Answer 1

Answer: Because the yellow fur trait is recessive, and the brown fur trait is dominant. This means that brown fur is always going to come first in the little biology multiplication table.