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When red cattle are bred with white cattle they produce roan offspring what type of inheritance is this ?

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codominance - F1 hybrids show traits of both parents (ie red and white hairs interspersed)
(a) let IrIr = red, IwIw = white & IrIw=roan. IrIw x IrIw = IrIr, IrIw, IrIw & IwIw. So 1 red (25%), 2 roan (50%) & 1 white (25%) in F1
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This is a recessive inheritance.
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