1) Palomino horses have a golden yellow coat, chestnut horses have a brown coat and cremello horses have an almost white coat. A series of crosses between the 3 different types of horses produced the following offspring: Offspring 13 Palomino, 6 chestnut, 5 cremello Cross Palomino x palomino Chestnut x chestnut 16 chestnut Cremello x cremello 13 cremello 8 palomino, 9 chestnut 11 palomino, 11 cremello 23 palomino Palomino x chestnut Palomino x cremello Chestnut x cremello A) Explain the inheritance of the palomino, chestnut, and cremello phenotypes in horses.
1) Palomino horses have a golden yellow coat, chestnut horses have a brown coat and cremello horses have an almost white coat. A series of crosses between the 3 different types of horses produced the following offspring: Offspring 13 Palomino, 6 chestnut, 5 cremello Cross Palomino x palomino Chestnut x chestnut 16 chestnut Cremello x cremello 13 cremello 8 palomino, 9 chestnut 11 palomino, 11 cremello 23 palomino Palomino x chestnut Palomino x cremello Chestnut x cremello A) Explain the inheritance of the palomino, chestnut, and cremello phenotypes in horses.
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Palomino horses have a golden yellow coat, chestnut horses have a brown coat, and cremello horses have an almost white coat. A series of crosses between the three different types of horses produced the following offspring:
**Cross Results:**
- **Palomino x Palomino:**
- 13 Palomino, 6 Chestnut, 5 Cremello
- **Chestnut x Chestnut:**
- 16 Chestnut
- **Cremello x Cremello:**
- 13 Cremello
- **Palomino x Chestnut:**
- 8 Palomino, 9 Chestnut
- **Palomino x Cremello:**
- 11 Palomino, 11 Cremello
- **Chestnut x Cremello:**
- 23 Palomino
**Question A:**
Explain the inheritance of the palomino, chestnut, and cremello phenotypes in horses.
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