Question

throught the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the student guide and your data table. in your experiment, you tested this hypothesis: hypothesis: if a mouse inherits a particular form of one trait, then the inheritance of the other trait will not be affected because alleles assort independently. the hypothesis would not have been supported by the data if traits independently assorted in approximately a 9:3:3:1 ratio. the traits for white fur and red eyes were always inherited together all the f1 offspring had the same phenotype.

Explanation:

The hypothesis states that traits assort independently, meaning inheritance of one trait doesn't affect another. If two traits (white fur, red eyes) are always inherited together, it shows they don't assort independently, so the hypothesis is not supported. A 9:3:3:1 ratio (option A) supports independent assortment. All F1 with same phenotype (option C) could be due to dominant traits, not disproving independent assortment.

Answer:

B. the traits for white fur and red eyes were always inherited together