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Answer:
The trait is best descrive as a sex limited trait.
H=horn ; h = hornless
XX;Hh (female) x (male) XY; hh ----Parents
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Xh |
Yh |
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XH |
XX; Hh (hornless female) |
XY; Hh (horned male) |
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Xh |
XX; hh (hornless female) |
XY; hh (hornless male) |
Horned females =0%
Hornless females = 50%
Horned males = 25%
Hornless males = 25%
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