In rabbits, coat color is governed by four alleles: C for dark gray, C^ch for chinchilla, C^h for Himalayan, and c for white. Each individual rabbit inherits a combined total of _____ coat color allele(s) from its parents.

A) zero
B) one
C) two
D) three
E) four

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Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Rabbits, like many other organisms, have a diploid genome, meaning they inherit one set of chromosomes from each parent, for a total of two alleles for any given gene, including the gene that determines coat color.

In rabbits, coat color is governed by four alleles: C for dark gray, C^ch for chinchilla, C^h for Himalayan, and c for white. Each individual rabbit inherits a combined total of _____ coat color allele(s) from its parents.

A) zero
B) one
C) two
D) three
E) four

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In rabbits, coat color is governed by four alleles: C for dark gray, Cch for chinchilla, Ch for Himalayan, and c for white. Each individual rabbit inherits a combined total of _____ coat color allele(s) from its parents.A) zeroB) oneC) twoD) threeE) four

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In rabbits, coat color is governed by four alleles: C for dark gray, C^ch for chinchilla, C^h for Himalayan, and c for white. Each individual rabbit inherits a combined total of _____ coat color allele(s) from its parents.

A) zero
B) one
C) two
D) three
E) four