Biology
A scientist wanted to conduct a genetic experiment on mice. He cut the tails of all the mice and made them reproduce. What will be the phenotype of the offsprings?
- All the offsprings will be tailless.
- There will be a mix of tailed and tailless offsprings.
- All the offsprings will have tails.
- Tail of the offsprings cannot be predicted.
Genetics
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Answer
All the offsprings will have tails.
Reason — Cutting a mouse’s tail is not an inheritable feature. As the procedure does not alter the DNA in the germ cells, the change cannot be inherited by the next generation. Therefore, every offspring produced will possess a normal tail.
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