You have just discovered a new species of squirrel with red eyes! In addition, you have determined that red eyes are a recessive trait that follow Mendelian patterns of inheritance. The dominant trait results in dark brown eye color. You observe a red eyed female squirrel with two offspring: one with red eyes and the other with dark brown eyes. What is the genotype of the father?

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You have just discovered a new species of squirrel with red eyes! In addition, you have determined that red eyes are a recessive trait that follow Mendelian patterns of inheritance. The dominant trait results in dark brown eye color. You observe a red eyed female squirrel with two offspring: one with red eyes and the other with dark brown eyes. What is the genotype of the father?

  A.

Homozygous dominant

  B.

Homozygous recessive

  C.

None of the above

  D.

Heterozygous

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