A fish with red eyes and yellow scales is crossed to a pure-breeding fish with brown eyes and orange scales, resulting in offspring having red eyes and yellow scales (50%) or brown eyes and yellow scales (50%).

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A fish with red eyes and yellow scales is crossed to a pure-breeding fish with brown eyes and orange scales, resulting in offspring having red eyes and yellow scales (50%) or brown eyes and yellow scales (50%). You cross the red eye/yellow scale offspring together, and the resulting offspring are as follows. How are these traits likely inherited

Number of offspring

676-yellow/red

224-red/orange

224-brown/yellow

76-brown/orange

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