In horses, black colouring (B) is dominant and chestnut colouring (b) is recessive. A homozygous black horse crosses with a chestnut horse.The percentage of offspring that are expected to be chestnut is:
Correct answer: A. 0%
- A. 0%
- B. 25%
- C. 50%
- D. 75%
Explanation
In this genetic cross, a homozygous black horse (BB) is crossed with a chestnut horse (bb). The offspring will all inherit one allele from each parent. Since the black horse can only pass on a 'B' allele and the chestnut horse can only pass on a 'b' allele, all offspring will be heterozygous (Bb) and exhibit black colouring because black (B) is dominant over chestnut (b). Therefore, 0% of the offspring will be chestnut.
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