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1. Researchers studied coat color in rock pocket mice populations across the Sonoran Desert. They found that dark coated mice were more common on dark volcanic rock, while light coated mice were more common on light sand and granite. 2. The coat color is genetically determined by alleles at the Mc1r locus. Dark color is dominant to light color. 3. Natural selection favors different coat colors in different habitats, with dark coats better camouflaged on dark rock and light coats better on light rock. Th
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