What are the odds - Red and Black

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Ohrmundt Simmentals

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Ok so I was thinking about something and don't worry I didn't hurt myself. :)
So I understand the whole Homo black, Hetero black and Red and the percent chance of getting them. So the part I was thinking was if you have a hetero black cow bred to a red bull resulting in a hetero black calf(A). Now if Calf 'A' is bred to a red bull are more likely to get a red calf then when her dam was bred to a red bull. Basically what I'm wondering if you keep repeating hetero black to red combo. Does the chance of a red calf continue to increase or are you always stuck with 50-50. What do you all think?

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I had one one time that was black and red. Don't know what the odds of that happening was but I have never seen another. Bull was a hereford and the cow was a Hereford/Angus cross. From what I know about genetics, I'm guessing it was either a mutation or an instance of what's known as a chimera. I know that I had a picture of it, but I can't find it anywhere.
 

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