Question #6423411Single Choice

Biology

Question

In mice, coat color is determined by two genes:

B: Black coat (dominant), b: brown coat (recessive).

C: Pigment expressed (dominant), c: no pigment (albino, epistatic to B/b).

A cross between two heterozygous mice (BbCc × BbCc) produces the following Punnett square:

https://img.scholardog.com/ess-files/sat-bms-web/fiex/couser/2024/12/12/FE64E4867CF94FECA4BB3292B0052958.png

What is the probability of producing a black-coated mouse that is not albino?

Options

A
    1/16
B
    3/16
C
    9/16
D
    1/4

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