Dominant and Recessive Alleles in Cows

What characteristic of any brown cow can Keisha identify?

A. The genotype of both of the cow's parents

B. The genotype of the cow's hair color

C. The phenotype of both of the cow's parents

D. The phenotype of the cow's hair color

Answer: D. The phenotype of the cow's hair color

Explanation: The definition of phenotype is the set of observable characteristics of an individual resulting from the interaction of its genotype with the environment. Therefore, the answer would be D. Hope this helps!

When Keisha passes a local dairy farm with many brown cows and only a few white cows, she can identify the characteristic of the cow's hair color based on the information provided.

In this scenario, a dominant allele produces brown hair in cows, while a recessive allele produces white hair. Since Keisha sees brown cows in the farm, she can determine the phenotype of the cow's hair color, which in this case is brown.

The phenotype of an individual refers to the observable traits or characteristics of that individual. In the context of genetics, phenotype is the result of the interaction between an individual's genotype (genetic makeup) and the environment.

Therefore, Keisha can identify the phenotype of the brown cows' hair color as brown based on the information provided about the dominant and recessive alleles in the cows at the dairy farm.