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A black rooster mates with a white hen. Based on their genotypes, the chance that the offspring will be checkered is 100 percent. What is the rooster’s genotype? What is the hen’s genotype?

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The rooster genotype is BB. The hen’s genotype is WW.

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Answer:

black Rooster's : BB

white hen : WW

Step-by-step explanation:

this is codominant inheritance meaning the ofspring display charactoristics from both of their parents. they both have to be dominant for this otherwise it would not result in 100% inheritance

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