You breed a black, long-haired rabbit with a white, short-haired rabbit. All of the offspring have long, black hair. If the genes for hair color and length are closely linked on the same chromosome, what would you expect to see in the F2 generation?
A. 3 black, long-haired: 9 black, short-haired: 9 white, long-haired: 1 white, short-haired
B. 9 black, long-haired: 3 black, short-haired: 3 white, long-haired: 1 white, short-haired
C. 3 black, long-haired: 1 white, short-haired
D. 15 black, long-haired: 1 black, short-haired: 1 white, long-haired: 5 white, short-haired
E. all long-haired black
Answer: D
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