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In mice, the gene for tail length has two alleles. A long tail is dominant to a short tail. If a long-tailed mouse that is heterozygous mates with a short-tailed mouse, what are the chances of having offspring with short tails? (1 point)
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Cross: Ll (heterozygous long) × ll (short) → gametes L or l with l. Offspring: 50% Ll (long), 50% ll (short).

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