Two different genes are located on the same chromosomal pair in rabbits. A particular female rabbit is heterozygous for alleles of both these genes, with the alleles arranged as shown in the diagram to the right. Scientists know that the two genes are on the same chromosome, but do not know their exact position, as indicated by the dashed line.
Suppose this female mates with a male rabbit in which the same chromosome pair looks like this:
How likely is it that this pair of rabbits would have offspring with a chromosome pair that looks like this:
A. Not likely, because the R and e alleles are not on the same chromosome in either parent.
B. Very likely, because the random assortment of chromosomes during cell division to make sperm or eggs allows for the mixing of all alleles.
C. More likely if the two genes are very close together on the chromosome.
D. More likely if the two genes are not very close together on the chromosome.
D