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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 4444"><p>Ok, here is the color gene deal. Each parent passes one color gene, B-Black, b-Red. From an animal that is Bb-heterozygous black, it may pass either the B or the b. If an animal is BB-homozygous black, all it can pass is B. A single B makes the animal black, it may have the recessive b gene, but it is still black. There are a few pure black Angus that carry a recessive red gene, but proably noy enough to be sugnificant. With both cow and bull being heterozygous black, each could pass a B or a b. If either one passes the dominant B the off spring will be black. If one of the parents is homozygous black it doesn't matter if the other parent is heterozygous black Bb, or homozygous red bb. Possuble combinayions freom hetero. parents are Bb, BB,bB, bb. that means 1 in 4 would be red. Possible combinations of one hetero. anbd one homo are BB, Bb, so one haf would carry the recessive b-red gene, but it would still be black. Hope that wasn't too confusing with the b's and B's. BTW it works the same with polled-P and horned-p, the capital letter is dominant</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> Hey dun,</p><p></p><p>> What percentage of black baldie</p><p>> calves do you think I would get</p><p>> with black baldie hefiers breed to</p><p>> a black angus bull? Do you think</p><p>> it would be more that way,than</p><p>> with black baldie heifers and</p><p>> balck baldie bull breeding</p><p>> together? Thanks dun, and any</p><p>> others coments welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4444"] Ok, here is the color gene deal. Each parent passes one color gene, B-Black, b-Red. From an animal that is Bb-heterozygous black, it may pass either the B or the b. If an animal is BB-homozygous black, all it can pass is B. A single B makes the animal black, it may have the recessive b gene, but it is still black. There are a few pure black Angus that carry a recessive red gene, but proably noy enough to be sugnificant. With both cow and bull being heterozygous black, each could pass a B or a b. If either one passes the dominant B the off spring will be black. If one of the parents is homozygous black it doesn't matter if the other parent is heterozygous black Bb, or homozygous red bb. Possuble combinayions freom hetero. parents are Bb, BB,bB, bb. that means 1 in 4 would be red. Possible combinations of one hetero. anbd one homo are BB, Bb, so one haf would carry the recessive b-red gene, but it would still be black. Hope that wasn't too confusing with the b's and B's. BTW it works the same with polled-P and horned-p, the capital letter is dominant dun > Hey dun, > What percentage of black baldie > calves do you think I would get > with black baldie hefiers breed to > a black angus bull? Do you think > it would be more that way,than > with black baldie heifers and > balck baldie bull breeding > together? Thanks dun, and any > others coments welcome. [/QUOTE]
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