6. A father rabbit had long ears while the mother rabbit had short ears. Which of these statements explains why one of the baby bunnies could have long ears?
a
The baby bunny inherited its copies of the gene for ear length from its father and not from
its mother. Those genes connect together to make its ears long.
b
The baby bunny inherited its copies of the gene for ear length from its father and not from
its mother. Just like its father's genes, those genes instruct for proteins that connect in
ways that make its ears long.
С
The baby bunny inherited one copy of the gene for ear length from its father and one copy
from its mother. That gene combination instructs for proteins that connect in ways that
make long ears.
d
The baby bunny inherited one copy of the gene for ear length from its father and one copy
from its mother. Those genes connect together to make its long ears.