In Horses, Black Coat Color Is Influenced by the Dominant

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Essay

In horses, black coat color is influenced by the dominant allele (B), and chestnut coat color by the recessive allele (b).Trotting gait is due to a dominant gene (T), pacing gait to the recessive allele (t).What color horse would you use to find out the genotype of a black trotter? Give the genotype and phenotype.

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