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In dogs, the trait for aggressiveness is recessive and is represented with a. Mild-mannered dogs show the dominant trait, represented by A. Consider the cross of two dogs. What are the chances that these two parents will have an aggressive puppy? A) 0% B) 25% C) 50% D) 75%

In dogs, the trait for aggressiveness is recessive and is represented with a. Mild-example-1

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It would actually be A. 0%. As I mentioned before, a recessive trait requires to alleles to form the phenotype. Since the 'A' is present in all options, this dominant trait would come through rather than the recessive one.

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All outcomes have A, which means all dogs will have the dominant trait which is mild - mannered

The puppy cannot be aggressive because it would need aa.

A 0%

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