*29. A dog breeder liked yellow and brown Labrador retrievers. In an attempt to produce yellow and brown puppies, he mated a yellow Labrador male and a brown Labrador female. Unfortunately, all the puppies produced in this cross were black. (See the section "The Complex Genetics of Coat Color in Dogs" in Section 5.2 for a discussion of the genetic basis of coat color in Labrador retrievers.) a. Explain this result. b. How might the breeder go about producing yellow and brown Labradors?

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*29. A dog breeder liked yellow and brown Labrador
retrievers. In an attempt to produce yellow and brown
puppies, he mated a yellow Labrador male and a
brown Labrador female. Unfortunately, all the puppies
produced in this cross were black. (See the section
"The Complex Genetics of Coat Color in Dogs" in
Section 5.2 for a discussion of the genetic basis of coat
color in Labrador retrievers.)
a. Explain this result.
b. How might the breeder go about producing yellow and
brown Labradors?
Transcribed Image Text:*29. A dog breeder liked yellow and brown Labrador retrievers. In an attempt to produce yellow and brown puppies, he mated a yellow Labrador male and a brown Labrador female. Unfortunately, all the puppies produced in this cross were black. (See the section "The Complex Genetics of Coat Color in Dogs" in Section 5.2 for a discussion of the genetic basis of coat color in Labrador retrievers.) a. Explain this result. b. How might the breeder go about producing yellow and brown Labradors?
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