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Why do mice whose tails were surgically removed just after birth for generations, continue to produce mice with tails?

The mice even after the removal of the tail after the birth is an acquired rate but the tail in the mouse is an example of inherited trait which means that even after cutting the tail inherited trait can not be removed thus the mice continue to produce mice with tails.


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