Feather color in budgies is determined by two different genes, Y and B, one for pigment on the outside and one for the inside of the feather. YYBB, YyBB, or YYBb is green; yyBB or yyBb is blue; YYbb or Yybb is yellow; and yybb is white. A blue budgie is crossed with a white budgie. Which of the following results is NOT possible?
A) green offspring only
B) yellow offspring only
C) blue offspring only
D) green and yellow offspring
E) a 9:3:3:1 ratio
Answer: D
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a. bulk feeders b. deposit feeders c. fluid feeders d. suspension feeders e. bulk and fluid feeders
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a. giant kelp. b. North Atlantic Sargassum. c. feather boa kelp. d. Laminaria. e. Fucus.
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