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Imagine raising a 100-individual population of the common house mouse for genetics research. A few strange new mutations have developed 10 mice now have a dominant "short tail" allele mutation (normal recessive mice have a long tail). Another 10 mice have a recessive 'dilute" mutation that washes out the color of their fur (normal dominant mice have fully colored fur). You need to selectively breed the population to remove at least one of these mutations from future generations so your research doesn't get ruined. Which of these two mutations would be easier to eliminate and explain Why? You do not have the money available to get a full genotype for your mice but you can look at their phenotypes in each generation to decide which ones should be allowed to reproduce to give you the best results. HINT This question is theoretical. A genotype/punnett squares can be helpful.