What should we expect if we cross a cremello horse with a chestnut horse? ½ cremello, ½ palomino ½ chestnut, ½ palomino ¼ chestnut, ½ palomino, ½ cremello all chestnuts all palominos

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Section12.2: Later Modifications And Additions To Mendel’s Principles
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Horses can be cremello (a light cream color), chestnut (a
brownish color), or palomino (a golden color with white in the
horse's tail and mane). Of these phenotypes, only palominos
are never true breeding. Consider the results of the following
crosses.
cremello x palomino = ½ cremello, ½ palomino
chestnut x palomino = 1/2 chestnut, ½ palomino
palomino x palomino = 4 chestnut, ½ palomino, 4 cremello
What should we expect if we cross a cremello horse with a
chestnut horse?
½ cremello, ½ palomino
½ chestnut, ½ palomino
14 chestnut, ½ palomino, cremello
all chestnuts
all palominos
Transcribed Image Text:Horses can be cremello (a light cream color), chestnut (a brownish color), or palomino (a golden color with white in the horse's tail and mane). Of these phenotypes, only palominos are never true breeding. Consider the results of the following crosses. cremello x palomino = ½ cremello, ½ palomino chestnut x palomino = 1/2 chestnut, ½ palomino palomino x palomino = 4 chestnut, ½ palomino, 4 cremello What should we expect if we cross a cremello horse with a chestnut horse? ½ cremello, ½ palomino ½ chestnut, ½ palomino 14 chestnut, ½ palomino, cremello all chestnuts all palominos
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