Context: In a group of deer mice, some individuals have a hairy body and others have a hairless body. In this group, the gene for the body hair trait has two alleles. The allele for a hairy body (B) is dominant over the allele for a hairless body (b).
Skippy is a deer mouse from this group. Skippy has the homozygous genotype bb for the body hair gene.
Based on this information, what is Skippy's phenotype for the body hair trait?
A. a hairy body
B. a hairless body
Pick the correct answer from the listed options and provide the letter of the selected option.
Answer: B