11. Farmer Jorge is not very happy. His cows keep attacking him with their horns. He heard from his friend, Ta Lay that some cows do not have horns. These cows are known as polled cows. Farmer Jorge can only afford to buy one polled cow. He buys a purebred male (called a bull), with no horns. He is going to have the bull mate with his cow that is homozygous recessive for horns. Can his cows make a baby (called a calf) with no horns? Create a Punnett Square to show the possibilities that could result from this mating. Alleles and Phenotype All Genotype and Parent Genotypes Punnett Square Phenotype Possibilities Genotype Phenotype Allele Phenotype Dad Mom a. Bull's Genotype b. Cow's Genotype c. What is the probability of having a polled calf? d. What is the probability of having a horned calf? e. What is the probability for a homozygous recessive? f. Can Jorge's cows make a calf with no horns?
11. Farmer Jorge is not very happy. His cows keep attacking him with their horns. He heard from his friend, Ta Lay that some cows do not have horns. These cows are known as polled cows. Farmer Jorge can only afford to buy one polled cow. He buys a purebred male (called a bull), with no horns. He is going to have the bull mate with his cow that is homozygous recessive for horns. Can his cows make a baby (called a calf) with no horns? Create a Punnett Square to show the possibilities that could result from this mating. Alleles and Phenotype All Genotype and Parent Genotypes Punnett Square Phenotype Possibilities Genotype Phenotype Allele Phenotype Dad Mom a. Bull's Genotype b. Cow's Genotype c. What is the probability of having a polled calf? d. What is the probability of having a horned calf? e. What is the probability for a homozygous recessive? f. Can Jorge's cows make a calf with no horns?
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