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The **Student Exploration: Mouse Genetics - Two Traits** activity typically involves simulating how genetic traits are inherited in mice, focusing on two specific traits such as coat color and fur type. In the activity, students cross different generations of mice, using Punnett squares to predict offspring genotypes and phenotypes. The activity demonstrates how dominant and recessive alleles influence trait inheritance. Students are required to record the outcomes of crossbreeding experiments, analyze genetic ratios, and interpret the results based on Mendelian genetics. The "answer key" usually provides the correct genetic ratios and expected phenotypes, helping students understand how traits are passed from parent to offspring based on alleles. It also reinforces concepts like genotype, phenotype, and homozygous versus heterozygous traits.