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in a group of leopards, some individuals have a spotted coat and others have a black coat. in this group, the gene for the coat pattern trait has two alleles. the allele a is for a spotted coat, and the allele a is for a black coat.
savannah, a leopard from this group, has a black coat. savannah has two alleles for a black coat.
based on this information, what is savannahs phenotype for the coat pattern trait?
aa
a black coat
a spotted coat
aa
Phenotype refers to the observable physical trait of an organism, while genotype is the genetic makeup. The question asks for Savannah's phenotype for coat pattern, which is her visible coat color.
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