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<blockquote data-quote="Herefords.US" data-source="post: 574127" data-attributes="member: 3972"><p>I think our problem is that we are talking about two different things. </p><p></p><p>A calf carries 50% of the genes of each parent. BUT! A calf does not absolutely carry 25% of the genes of each grandparent. Each parent could pass on from 0 to 100% of the genes that it got from EITHER of their parents(the grandparents) and they can only contribute half of the genes to the calf. And the balance comes from the other grandparent. So, for instance, 60% of the genes passed on could come from the parent's sire and only 40% from the parent's dam.</p><p></p><p>This is where probability comes in. The odds of a parent only passing on 100% of the genes of one of their parents in their sex cell and 0% of the other parent would be much greater than the odds of hitting the lottery. But theoretically, it is possible.</p><p></p><p>George</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herefords.US, post: 574127, member: 3972"] I think our problem is that we are talking about two different things. A calf carries 50% of the genes of each parent. BUT! A calf does not absolutely carry 25% of the genes of each grandparent. Each parent could pass on from 0 to 100% of the genes that it got from EITHER of their parents(the grandparents) and they can only contribute half of the genes to the calf. And the balance comes from the other grandparent. So, for instance, 60% of the genes passed on could come from the parent's sire and only 40% from the parent's dam. This is where probability comes in. The odds of a parent only passing on 100% of the genes of one of their parents in their sex cell and 0% of the other parent would be much greater than the odds of hitting the lottery. But theoretically, it is possible. George [/QUOTE]
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