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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 209179" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>In genetics, determining what 'color' or 'part color' progeny will be is ethereal, because it depends on whether the "colored' parents are Homozygous or Heterozygous for the specific color or markings you are considering. Also, in determining whether "A" will be such and such or "B" will be such or such depends on Homozygous or Heterozygous parents, and what % their genetic make-up happens to be for the specific trait(s). The more progeny (offspring) we are dealing with, the more accurate the percentages will be. And it depends on whether the male is Homozygous or Heterozygous for the trait(s) you are considering and whether the female is Homozygous or Heterozygous for the same trait(s).</p><p></p><p>As you can probably determine from the above text, it is impossible to answer your questions with any degree of exactness because there is not enough genetic information available. :help: Example: if I take a brand new deck of playing cards, shuffle them carefully fourteen (14) times, triple-cut them twice, and then shuffle them carefully again, - what are the chances of the top card of the deck being the Nine of Hearts? Answer - 52 to 1. If I take the same deck of cards, and repeat the shuffling and cutting procedures as iterated above 52 different times - NOW what are the chances of the 16th card from the bottom of the deck being the Nine of Hearts? Answer - 52 to 1. Shuffle the Genes of two animals of unknown genetic composition - mate them together - and what are the chances of the progeny being what you think they will be? :?: 52 to 1. - or maybe 378 to 1 - or perhaps 10,974 to 3, or 4. Who knows with <strong><em>UNKNOWN</em></strong> gene pool? I wouldn't bet anything on it! :roll: </p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 209179, member: 1683"] In genetics, determining what 'color' or 'part color' progeny will be is ethereal, because it depends on whether the "colored' parents are Homozygous or Heterozygous for the specific color or markings you are considering. Also, in determining whether "A" will be such and such or "B" will be such or such depends on Homozygous or Heterozygous parents, and what % their genetic make-up happens to be for the specific trait(s). The more progeny (offspring) we are dealing with, the more accurate the percentages will be. And it depends on whether the male is Homozygous or Heterozygous for the trait(s) you are considering and whether the female is Homozygous or Heterozygous for the same trait(s). As you can probably determine from the above text, it is impossible to answer your questions with any degree of exactness because there is not enough genetic information available. :help: Example: if I take a brand new deck of playing cards, shuffle them carefully fourteen (14) times, triple-cut them twice, and then shuffle them carefully again, - what are the chances of the top card of the deck being the Nine of Hearts? Answer - 52 to 1. If I take the same deck of cards, and repeat the shuffling and cutting procedures as iterated above 52 different times - NOW what are the chances of the 16th card from the bottom of the deck being the Nine of Hearts? Answer - 52 to 1. Shuffle the Genes of two animals of unknown genetic composition - mate them together - and what are the chances of the progeny being what you think they will be? :?: 52 to 1. - or maybe 378 to 1 - or perhaps 10,974 to 3, or 4. Who knows with [b][i]UNKNOWN[/i][/b] gene pool? I wouldn't bet anything on it! :roll: DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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