The gene for baldness has 2 alleles, X and x. This gene is epistatic to the gene for fur coat in labradors, which has allele B for black coat fur and allele b for brown coat fur.
A mother labrador has the genotype XxBb and a father labrador has an unknown genotype which is homozygous for the coat fur gene.
Given that 25% of their offspring are bald, which of the following statements must be true?
A) The baldness gene is dominant epistatic to the coat fur gene.
B) 37.5% of their offspring will have black coat fur.
C) The father labrador had a parent with the same phenotype.
D) If the mother labrador has the genotype XXbb instead, there will be more offspring with brown coat fur than black coat fur.
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