Asked by terry

Two sharks have different parents. The two sharks have different proteins in their cells for the color on the tip of their fins. What can you say about the color on the tip of the two sharks' fins?
Responses

a
The fins will be the same color since all sharks have the same fin color.
The fins will be the same color since all sharks have the same fin color.

b
The fins will be the same color because even with different proteins for fin color, the proteins can connect in the same way.
The fins will be the same color because even with different proteins for fin color, the proteins can connect in the same way.

c
The fins will be different colors since offspring from different parents will have different colored fins.
The fins will be different colors since offspring from different parents will have different colored fins.

d
The fins will be a different color since their proteins for fin color are different so the proteins will connect in different ways.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
d

Different proteins responsible for color usually produce different pigments or pigment patterns, so different proteins → different fin-tip colors.