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Mendel’s second law, the Law of Independent Assortment, states that each trait assigned to offspring is done so without regard to any other trait assigned. In a dihybrid cross of two dogs, one that is black with a short tail and the other that is white with a long tail, the inheritance of one fur color is not dependent upon the inheritance of tail length. Assuming that black fur is dominant and a long tail is dominant and each parent is homozygous for each trait, how many offspring in the F2 generation will be white with a short tail?
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Correct Answer: B. 1/16
F1 generation is the heterozygous offspring of the homozygous parents. F2 generation is the offspring of the heterozygous offspring generation F1. The ratio is 9:3, 3:1 in this generation, meaning that only one of the offspring will have black fur and a long tail.
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