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A mouse’s tail gets cut off. If the mouse has babies later, how will this affect the length of the

tails of its offspring?

A. It depends on the length of the mate’s tail.
B. It will not affect the length of the tails of any of the offspring.
C. It will affect the length of the tails of all the offspring.
D. It will affect the length of the tails of some of the offspring.

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I believe It would be B.
User Jiehong
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B.
The change in the mouse's tail was not due to its genes, instead, it was due to its environment. The mouse will pass on only the characteristics present in its genes to its offspring.
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