In Horses,there Are Four Alleles at the a Locus

question 14

Multiple Choice

In horses,there are four alleles at the A locus.Arranged in dominance sequence,they are A (wild) ,a^b (bay) ,a^c (brown) ,a^d (black)
If you bred several bay mares whose sires were brown to a brown stallion whose sire was black,what are the genotypes of the parents; what type of offspring would be produced; and in what proportion?

• A) a a a d x a c a d ; 1/2 brown, 1/2 black
• B) a b a c x a c a d ; 1/2 bay, 1/2 brown
• C) Aa b x a c a d ; 1/2 bay, 1/2 wild
• D) Aa b x a c a d ; all wild
• E) a d a b x a c a d ; all black

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