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In a breed of dog, the gene for black fur is dominant and the gene for brown fur is recessive. Two dogs with black fur are bred. One of the offspring has brown fur. What is the most likely explanation
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In a breed of dog, the gene for black fur is dominant and the gene for brown fur is recessive. Two dogs with black fur are bred. One of the offspring has brown fur. What is the most likely explanation for the brown fur?

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I believe the answer would be that both of the parents (black dogs) both carried the gene for brown fur and that is how one of the puppies (offspring) got brown fur!
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The dog received two recessive genes for brown fur.

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