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A dog breeder has a brown haired dog (Bb) and a white haired dog (bb). If she breeds these dogs, and the mother has a litter of 8 pups, how many should have white fur?

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Answer: 4

Explanation: white hair is recessive

Bb x bb —> Bb:bb = 1:1

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Answer:

4 of the 8 pups should have white hair.

Step-by-step explanation:

for a litter of 4 pups there is a 50% chance of white hair vs brown hair.

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