A true-breeding black coat colour of a breed of dog was crossed with a true-breeding brown coat colour. The F1 progeny were all black coat colour. When the F1 offspring were crossed, 103 of the F2 offspring had black-coat colour and 38 brown-coat colour. State the genetic basis of this inheritance.

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Chapter12: Mendel's Experiments And Heredity
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  1. A true-breeding black coat colour of a breed of dog was crossed with a true-breeding brown coat colour. The F1 progeny were all black coat colour. When the F1 offspring were crossed, 103 of the F2 offspring had black-coat colour and 38 brown-coat colour. State the genetic basis of this inheritance.

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