ND STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY LOOSELEAF GENETICS: FROM GENES TO GENOMES
ND STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY LOOSELEAF GENETICS: FROM GENES TO GENOMES
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ISBN: 9781260406092
Author: HARTWELL, Leland, HOOD, Leroy, Goldberg, Michael
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education/stony Brook University
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Chapter 2, Problem 9P

In a particular population of mice, certain individuals display a phenotype called short tail, which is inherited as a dominant trait. Some individuals display a recessive trait called dilute, which affects coat color. Which of these traits would be easier to eliminate from the population by selective breeding? Why?

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ND STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY LOOSELEAF GENETICS: FROM GENES TO GENOMES

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