Question

in cattle the allele for cloven hooves (h) is dominant over the allele for mule-foot hooves (h). the phenotype for each trait is shown in this picture. images of cloven hooves and mule - foot hooves what is the probability of cloven hooves in the offspring of parents that are heterozygous for the trait? 100% 50% 75% 25%

Explanation:

Step1: Determine Parent Genotypes

Both parents are heterozygous, so their genotypes are \( Hh \).

Step2: Set Up Punnett Square

	H	h
h	Hh	hh

Step3: Analyze Offspring Genotypes

• \( HH \): Cloven (dominant)
• \( Hh \): Cloven (dominant)
• \( hh \): Mule - foot (recessive)

From the Punnett square, 3 out of 4 offspring have cloven hooves ( \( HH \), \( Hh \), \( Hh \) ).

Step4: Calculate Probability

The probability is \( \frac{3}{4}=75\% \).

Answer:

75% (corresponding to the option with 75%)