Original Project
Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity
Genetic information in the form of DNA molecules is transferred from parents to offspring during reproduction.
Item RH038001: If a mouse loses its tail in a mousetrap and has babies later, there will be no effect on the tails of the baby mice.
A mouse's tail gets caught in a mouse trap. When the mouse pulls free, its tail gets cut off. If the mouse has babies later, how will this affect the length of the tails of its babies?
- It will affect the length of the tails of all the babies.
- It will affect the length of the tails of some of the babies.
- It will not affect the length of the tails of any of the babies.
- It depends on how old the mouse was when its tail was cut off.
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