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Aleks
15 days ago
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A Labrador retriever breeder needs to determine if three male pups who were born to Sadie, his black Labrador retriever, are the

offspring of Sam, a yellow Labrador retriever from another breeder. Which process could the breeder use to determine if Sam is the father of the pups?
Physics
1 answer:
Ostrovityanka [3.2K]15 days ago
7 0

Answer: Known facts are:

Sadie, the dam, is a black Labrador.

Sam, the potential sire, is a yellow Labrador.

Putting aside technical methods, the breeder can inspect the puppies for traits.

For instance, yellow coat color is recessive to black, so yellow pups would suggest Sam is likely the father; however black pups could also have Sam as sire if they inherited the mother's color alleles.

Examining coat color, conformation, and similar features is a reasonable starting point.

Ultimately these observations are probabilistic; the only definitive (scientific) method is a paternity (DNA) test.

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