A mammal with red fur and long ears was crossed with another having white fur and short ears. If the offspring had a red fur and short ears, the

AllieMD

7 years ago

The Correct Answer Is B, They Are Not Linked.

The reason Is That, Linked Characters Like Body Colour And Wing Shape In Drosophila Do Assort Independently But Together Which Doesnt Conform With Mendel's 2nd Law Of Independent Assortment Of Gene.
The Red Fur And The Long Ears Or The White Fur And Short Ears of the parents in the question ARE NOT LINKED so they assort independently in the offspring.

myschool please make the correction!

MedicASH

3 months ago

The correct answer is B — characters are not linked.
Explanation
Two characteristics are involved here:
Fur colour – red or white
Ear length – long or short
The parents show:
Parent 1 → red fur, long ears
Parent 2 → white fur, short ears
The offspring shows a new combination:
red fur (from one parent)
short ears (from the other parent)
This means the traits assorted independently and combined differently in the offspring.
If the genes were linked, they would usually be inherited together in the same combination as the parents (red with long, white with short).
Because the offspring shows a mixed combination, the genes are not linked.
✅ Correct Answer: B. characters are not linked

lizzy

2 months ago

My school please kindly correct this, the answer is B.

clara222jo

2 months ago

B is correct