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Gene (C) controls fur pigmentation in Himalayan rabbits. Although the two rabbits in the picture have the same genotype, the rabbit reared at

temperatures above 30°C has no black fur pigmentation on its ears, nose, and feet.

Gene (C) controls fur pigmentation in Himalayan rabbits. Although the two rabbits-example-1
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The gene C is inactive at these higher temperatures. The gene fails to express the particular phenotype specified by the gene. In this case, temperature is an environmental influence that affects gene expression.

Explanation: I just did it and got them correct.

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