Erminette chickens carry a gene for feather color with two a…
Erminette chickens carry a gene for feather color with two alleles: black (B) and white (W). In this breed, heterozygous birds (BW) have feathers that are either solid black or solid white, creating a sharply mottled pattern across the body. Buff Laced Polish chickens carry a different gene for feather color with alleles for gold (G) and white (W). In this breed, heterozygotes (GW) have a uniform pale cream-gold appearance that results from blending of pigment across all feathers. Which statement best describes the inheritance of these traits?