The Living World 6th Edition by George Johnson, Jonathan Losos,William Ober,Claire Garrison

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Among Hereford cattle there is a dominant allele called polled; the individuals that have this allele lack horns. Suppose you acquire a herd consisting entirely of polled cattle, and you carefully determine that no cow in the herd has horns. Some of the calves born that year, however, grow horns. You remove them from the herd and make certain that no horned adult has gotten into your pasture. Despite your efforts, more horned calves are born the next year. What is the reason for the appearance of the horned calves If your goal is to maintain a herd consisting entirely of polled cattle, what should you do