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Feather color in budgies is determined by two different genes, y and b, one for pigment on the outside and one for the inside of the feather. yybb, yybb, or yybb is green; yybb or yybb is blue; yybb or yybb is yellow; and yybb is white. two blue budgies were crossed. over the years, they produced twenty-two offspring, five of which were white. what are the most likely genotypes for the two blue budgies?

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Answer:

bbbb and ybyb

Step-by-step explanation:

Since blue is dominant and white is recessive,, one blue present will result in blue feathers. byyy will also result in a blue bird.

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Answer:

Option E

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Feather color in budgies is determined by two different genes, y and b, one for pigment-example-1
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