Question

in certain dogs, the wire hair gene is dominant over the smooth hair gene. a breeder crossed two dogs and obtained a puppy with smooth hair. which statement is true about inheritance of the trait by the puppy? the puppy inherited two recessive alleles, one from each parent. the puppy inherited two dominant alleles, one from each parent. the puppy inherited two recessive alleles from the same parent. the puppy inherited two dominant alleles from the same parent.

Explanation:

Since the wire - hair gene is dominant over the smooth - hair gene, for the puppy to have smooth hair (a recessive trait), it must have two recessive alleles. Offspring inherit one allele from each parent. So, it inherited one recessive allele from each parent.

Answer:

The puppy inherited two recessive alleles, one from each parent.