Coat color is determined by two loci, A and B, in large cats. Two pink panthers fall in love and produce a large litter of baby panthers with the following phenotypic ratios: 12/16 pink; 3/16 black; and 1/16 white.
- What is the genotype of the white progeny?
A) A_ B_
B) A_ bb
C) aa B_
D) aa bb
E) A_ B_ and A_ bb

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The white progeny must be homozygous recessive at both loci, aa bb.

Coat Color Is Determined by Two Loci, a and B