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Chestnut

Chestnut

a small oval or round horny structure in the skin on the inner side of the legs of the horse. Since the architecture of chestnuts varies in every individual, they may be used, like fingerprints of man, for positive identification of individuals.


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Incomplete Dominance Biology Question?

Hi Onepiece Knight. Er I suppose this is just an exercise? But if it's for real I would suggest that chestnut is a much commoner colour than cream which is a really recessive gene. Also there are chestnut palaminos and paler ones. i would think 1st cross =chestnut palamino ...

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by animartco
Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:53 pm
 
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Incomplete Dominance Biology Question?

Hey guys... The palomino horse results from the combination of two incompletely dominant genes, one codes for the colour chestnut and the other for cream. Determine the expected genotypic and phenotypic ratios for the following crosses: a.)chestnut and cream b.)palomino and cream c.) ...

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