If the tail of a mouse is cut for twenty one generations, will the tail occur in the twenty second generation of that mouse?

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If the tail of a mouse is cut for twenty one generations, will the tail occur in the twenty second generation of that mouse? Give reason to support your answer.

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answered Jan 22, 2018 by faiz (82,347 points) 6 6 11
selected Jan 22, 2018 by Golu
 
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The mouse will continue to have information for presence of tail in its DNA. So, it will continue to have tail because absence of tail is an acquired trait.

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