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Does an aardvark have a tail?

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

In aardvarks, the trait for a tail is dominant, meaning that most aardvarks have one. However, some female aardvarks carry the recessive trait for taillessness. This means if she breeds, there is a 75% chance that her offspring with have no tails.

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