ou have a dark bay stallion and are trying to determine what its genotype is. You know that all chestnut mares have a recessive genotype of bb. You know that the dark bay is dominant. You breed the stallion to 4 chestnut mares. They each produce one foal. Two of the foals are chestnut, two of the foals are dark bay. What is the probable genotype of the stallion?  Homozygous dominant, BB Heterozygous, Bb Homozygous recessive, bb There is not enough data given to make a probable guess, or None of the above

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You have a dark bay stallion and are trying to determine what its genotype is. You know that all chestnut mares have a recessive genotype of bb. You know that the dark bay is dominant. You breed the stallion to 4 chestnut mares. They each produce one foal. Two of the foals are chestnut, two of the foals are dark bay. What is the probable genotype of the stallion? 

Homozygous dominant, BB Heterozygous, Bb Homozygous recessive, bb There is not enough data given to make a probable guess, or None of the above

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