Imagine that a rancher has a herd of cattle with brown hides and shorthorns. All of his cattle are also relatively short in stature. If all of these traits were true-breeding, what could you say about the progeny of these cattle?

A) It is impossible to determine the traits of such progenythey will likely demonstrate different hide colors, horn lengths, and heights.

B) The progeny of these cattle will have short horns, but a variety of hide colors and heights.

C) The progeny of these cattle will have brown, black, white, and spotted hides.

D) Because the cattle are true-breeding, the progeny of this herd will all be sterile.

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Leah Wilkinson

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3 December, 16:16

Imagine that a rancher has a herd of cattle with brown hides and shorthorns. All of his cattle are also relatively short in stature. If all of these traits were true-breeding, what could you say about the progeny of these cattle?

A) It is impossible to determine the traits of such progenythey will likely demonstrate different hide colors, horn lengths, and heights.

B) The progeny of these cattle will have short horns, but a variety of hide colors and heights.

C) The progeny of these cattle will have brown, black, white, and spotted hides.

D) Because the cattle are true-breeding, the progeny of this herd will all be sterile.

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Ruthie · Answer 1

Because the cattle are true-breeding, the progeny of this herd will have short horns, brown hides and short in stature, this is because in true breeding the parent are homozygous for every traits and they will have the same phenotype with their parents.