A type of mouse may have round ears or pointed ears. A female mouse homozygous for pointed ears is crossed with a male mouse homozygous for round ears. All the male offspring have pointed ears and all the female offspring have round ears. When the F1 offspring are crossed with each other, the resulting F2 are produced in the following ratios:                                                     Males: 3 pointed : 1 rounded                                                   Females: 3 rounded : 1 pointed   Explain the inheritance mechanism that produces these results and indicate the dominance relationship.

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A type of mouse may have round ears or pointed ears. A female mouse homozygous for pointed ears is crossed with a male mouse homozygous for round ears. All the male offspring have pointed ears and all the female offspring have round ears. When the F1 offspring are crossed with each other, the resulting F2 are produced in the following ratios:
 
                                                  Males: 3 pointed : 1 rounded
                                                  Females: 3 rounded : 1 pointed
 
Explain the inheritance mechanism that produces these results and indicate the dominance relationship.

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