Epistasis 4: Modifying Epistatic Loci

In Dobermans the basic black and red color are associated with alleles at the B locus. The dominant allele, B, produces the black coat and the recessive genotype, bb, the red coat. To be fully expressed, the dominant allele, D, must be present at the dilution locus. In the presence of the dd genotype, black is diluted to "blue" and red diluted to "fawn." The relationship between genotype and phenotype is then:

B-D- = Black
B-dd = Blue
bbD- = Red
bbdd = Fawn
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What is the genotype of a black
progeny resulting from the mating
of a blue sire to a red dam?

BBDd
BbDd
Bbdd

What is the phenotypic ratio in progeny from the following mating:

 
Black
Blue
Red
Fawn
Bbdd x bbDd