A true-breeding black rabbit is crossed with a true-breeding white rabbit to produce an F₁ generation with 8 individuals. If blending inheritance were true, which of the following would represent the expected phenotype of the F₁ generation? A)8 black rabbits, 0 white rabbits, 0 grey rabbits B)2 black rabbits, 2 white rabbits, 4 grey rabbits C)0 black rabbits, 0 white rabbits, 8 grey rabbits D)4 black rabbits, 2 white rabbits, 2 grey rabbits E)6 black rabbits, 2 white rabbits, 0 grey rabbits

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Blending inheritance would result in a uniform mixture of the parents' traits, so all offspring would be grey if one parent was black and the other was white.

A True-Breeding Black Rabbit Is Crossed with a True-Breeding White