PART II 



Some Dominant Characters in Crossing op Domestic Breeds, (Adapted 

 From Notes From Castle's ''Heredity and Eugenics") 



Nature of 

 Characters 



Unit characters and their 

 behavior in crossing 



Uncertain dominance 





Domi- 



Black 



Polled 



Dexter 





White 



Uniform 



Uniform 





nant 







form 

 (short 

 legs) 







color 



BLACK 



Cattle* < 



Reces- 

 sive 



X 



Yellow 



X 



Homed 



X 



Kerry 

 form 

 (legs 

 normal 





X 



Colored 



X 



Spotted 

 with 

 white* • 



X 



Black 

 spotted 

 with 

 Yellow 





Domi- 



Bay 



Black 



Gray 



Trot- 



Uni- 









nant 









ting 



form 







Horses ^ 



Reces- 

 ^ sive 



X 



Not bay 



X 



Chest- 

 nut 



X 



notgi-ay 



X 



Pac- 

 ing 



color 

 X 



Spotted 

 with 

 white 









'Domi- 



Wild 



Black 



Self 



Mule 



Uni- 









nant 



color 





white 



FOOT 



form 







Swine ^ 



V 



Reces- 

 sive 



Not 

 Wild 

 color 



X 

 Red 



X 



Colored 



X 



Nor- 

 mal 

 foot 



colored 

 X 



Spotted 

 with 

 white J 







* White Short horn crossed with White Short horn = White Short Horn. 

 Red Short horn crossed with Red Short horn -Red Short Horn. 

 White Short horn crossed with Red Short horn = Roan Short Horn. 

 • fWhite face of Hereford is carried by a calf of a Hereford crossed with an individual of a 

 solid colored breed. Even Buffalo crosses have shown it. 

 JThe belt of the Hampshire is earned m many crosses. 





