If a pure-breeding long-tail cat (LL) is crossed with a

pure-breeding cat with no tail (rumpy, ll), and a cat
with a short tail (stumpy) is produced, the simplest
explanation is
a. a mutation.
b. an X-linked gene.
c. an incompletely dominant gene.
d. a lethal gene.
e. chromosomal aberration.


Answer: c

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