Suppose that two different groups of schmoos (an imaginary animal) live in geographically separated locations and rarely interbreed.On one occasion, a big-footed white-haired schmoo does mate with a small-footed brown-haired schmoo.Six offspring result: two big-footed schmoos with light brown hair and four small-footed schmoos with light brown hair.Which statement about the inheritance of hair color in schmoos is most likely correct?
A) There is incomplete dominance.
B) Brown is dominant to white.
C) White is dominant to brown.
D) White and brown are codominant.
E) This cannot be answered without more information.

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The offspring have light brown hair, which suggests incomplete dominance, where neither the white nor the brown hair color is completely dominant, resulting in a blending of the two colors in the offspring.

Suppose That Two Different Groups of Schmoos (An Imaginary Animal)