Use the following chart to help you answer this question. Both mother dragon and

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Both mother dragon and father dragon are fire breathers. Is it possible to have a baby who does not breathe fire?

A) Yes, it is possible

B) No, it is not possible

DRAGON GENOME DECODING THE GENES Chromosome Dominant alleles Recessive alleles W has wings L long neck and tail A normal skin pigment G skin color green* Green Autosome W no wings l short neck and tail a completely white g skin color red* Yellow Autosome not fire breather B fire breather T and t [Incomplete Dominance-see below] D and d [Codominant-see below] b X Chromosome H has horn on nose h hornless Y chromosome M male sex (results in spike on tip of tail) Incompletely dominant alleles TTfive-toed Tt four-toed tt three-toed Codominant alleles DD diamond scales Dd diamond & circular scales dd circular scales *If a dragon is aa and therefore unable to make skin pigment, it will have white skin no matter what alleles it has for the skin color gene

Explanation / Answer

Yes it is possible.

If the father and mother are heterozygous Fire breather (Bb) then it is possible to have a baby who does not breathe fire (bb).

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