A roan bull is crossed to a white cow. The first 2 offspring turned out to be roan and white calves. Roan is a color obtained when cattle are heterozygous for the gene for red and white hairs. How is this trait inherited? _______________ Identify the genotype of the roan bull. ___________ Identify the genotype of the white cow.___________ Give the genotypic ratio. ___________________ Give the phenotypic ratio. ___________________ Show the Punnett square

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A roan bull is crossed to a white cow. The first 2 offspring turned out to be roan and white calves. Roan is a color obtained when cattle are heterozygous for the gene for red and white hairs.

  1. How is this trait inherited? _______________
  2. Identify the genotype of the roan bull. ___________
  3. Identify the genotype of the white cow.___________
  4. Give the genotypic ratio. ___________________
  5. Give the phenotypic ratio. ___________________
  6. Show the Punnett square

 

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