In hamsters, black fur (B) is dominant over brown fur (b) and long fur (L) is dominant over short fur (l).  A black, long furred female whose mother had brown fur and whose father had short fur is mated with a black, short furred male whose father had brown, long fur.   What is the probability that the first offspring will have either brown, long fur or black, short fur? What is the probability that the first offspring will have brown, long fur and the second black, short fur?

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In hamsters, black fur (B) is dominant over brown fur (b) and long fur (L) is dominant over short fur (l).  A black, long furred female whose mother had brown fur and whose father had short fur is mated with a black, short furred male whose father had brown, long fur.

 

What is the probability that the first offspring will have either brown, long fur or black, short fur?

What is the probability that the first offspring will have brown, long fur and the second black, short fur? 

 

 

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