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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 1060430" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>Black cattle can either have two copies (homozygous) or one copy (heterozygous) of the black color gene. Because black is dominant over red, just having one copy will still give you black calves. However, if you breed a red bull to a heterozygous black cow, theoretically half of your calves should be black (when the dam contributes a black gene) and half of your calves should be red (when the dam contributes a red gene). </p><p></p><p>The spotted deal is a whole different ball game, and I don't understand it well. However, I have seen calves with white markings (socks, star on the head, etc.) that had solid colored parents and grandparents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 1060430, member: 714"] Black cattle can either have two copies (homozygous) or one copy (heterozygous) of the black color gene. Because black is dominant over red, just having one copy will still give you black calves. However, if you breed a red bull to a heterozygous black cow, theoretically half of your calves should be black (when the dam contributes a black gene) and half of your calves should be red (when the dam contributes a red gene). The spotted deal is a whole different ball game, and I don't understand it well. However, I have seen calves with white markings (socks, star on the head, etc.) that had solid colored parents and grandparents. [/QUOTE]
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