In the Ayrshire breed of dairy cattle, mahogany- and- white color is dependent upon a gene, Cm,...

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Inthe Ayrshire breed of dairy cattle, mahogany- and- white color isdependent upon a gene, Cm, that is dominant in males and recessivein females. It’s allele for red- and - white (Cr) acts as dominantin females but recessive in males
A) what is the mode of inheritance
B) if a red-white bull is crossed to a mahogany- and - whiteheifer, what phenotypic and genotypic frequencies are expected inF1 and F2?
C) if a mahogany- and- white cow has a red- and white calf,what sex is the calf?
D) what genotype is not possible for the sire of the calf inpart (c)?

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Answer A This is Sexinfluenced mode of inheritance because we see that the same allele is dominant in one sex and recessive in another such type of inheritance pattern is influenced but not limited to the sex Answer B As per    See Answer
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