in horses, the coat color black is dominant (B) over chestnut (b). short hair is dominant (S) over long (s). in a cross between a homozygous black short-haired male and a brown homozygous long-haired female, what would be the phenotype ratio for the f1 generation?

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Julio Deleon

31 March, 11:23

in horses, the coat color black is dominant (B) over chestnut (b). short hair is dominant (S) over long (s). in a cross between a homozygous black short-haired male and a brown homozygous long-haired female, what would be the phenotype ratio for the f1 generation?

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Eleanor Keller · Answer 1

In horses, the coat color black is dominant (B) over chestnut (b). short hair is dominant (S) over long (s). in a cross between a homozygous black short-haired male and a brown homozygous long-haired female, what would be the phenotype ratio for the f1 generation?

BBSS x bbss = BbSs, BbSs, BbSs and BbSs

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Explanation:

From the above crossing, it could be deduced that all offspring produced are black dominant heterozygous short hair