In dogs,"bully" whippets have double the normal amount of muscle mass.The gene for the mutant myostatin allele responsible exhibits ____ inheritance.

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The "bully" phenotype in whippets is caused by a mutation in the myostatin gene, which is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. This means that two copies of the mutant allele are necessary for the phenotype to be expressed.

In Dogs,"bully" Whippets Have Double the Normal Amount of Muscle