When white-coated cattle (W) are mated with red-coated cattle (R), the offspring are roan (WR), meaning their coats contain both white and red hairs. This is an example of codominance.

A farmer breeds two roan cattle with one another.

What is the chance that their offspring will be roan?

A) 0%

B) 25%

C) 50%

D) 100%

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Gustavo Colon

Biology

10 May, 18:58

When white-coated cattle (W) are mated with red-coated cattle (R), the offspring are roan (WR), meaning their coats contain both white and red hairs. This is an example of codominance.

A farmer breeds two roan cattle with one another.

What is the chance that their offspring will be roan?

A) 0%

B) 25%

C) 50%

D) 100%

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Kayden Ibarra · Answer 1

Kayden Ibarra 10 May, 19:00

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I thought it would be B) 25%

Dane Wolfe · Answer 2

C) 50%

Explanation:

Using a punnett square, crossing two heterozygous individuals results in a 25% chance of a white-coated cattle, a 50% chance of a roan-coated cattle, and a 25% chance of a red-coated cattle.