In a certain dog breed, the allele B for a black coat is dominant, and the allele b for a spotted coat is recessive. What genotypes for this dog breed would lead to a spotted phenotype?

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BB
BB

bb
bb

BB and bb
BB and bb

Bb

1 answer

The only genotype that would lead to a spotted phenotype in this dog breed, given that the allele B for a black coat is dominant and the allele b for a spotted coat is recessive, is bb. The presence of at least one dominant allele (B or Bb) would result in a black coat, while only the homozygous recessive genotype (bb) would result in the spotted phenotype.

So, the correct response is: bb.