we were at kimmeridge the other day and there was a black sheep in every field we are absolutly confused
2006-12-17 01:51:05 · 8 answers · asked by michael k 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
You were confused because genetics of color is absolutely confusing. In most modern breeds black sheep have been bread out of sheep for years yet they still show up occasionally.
Most modern domesticated sheep are white. They mostly have Awt/Awt for their Agouti genes, telling their bodies to produce no black/brown pigment. But once in a while a black sheep turns up in an all-white flock, and it's not necessarily the result of a ram jumping the fence. Instead, it's the result of a recessive pair of genes at a different location, called 'extension'. A sheep which has Awt/Awt and Ed/E? will be colored! The Ed/E? influence cancels out the Awt/Awt influence and allows the action of yet another gene, BB/B? to show up on the sheep.
2006-12-18 15:01:23 · answer #1 · answered by john h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having black wool is a recessive gene that appears. You would need to to study dominate and recessive genes to understand the process.
Your question is just the inverse of the question of why do most of the sheep have white wool.
2006-12-17 01:55:00 · answer #2 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-17 01:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by gislene m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the ones who eat the mushrooms
2006-12-17 01:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by Crackerass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is that its the same reason there are different races in our society.
2006-12-17 01:53:09 · answer #5 · answered by P W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was thinking to ask this too
2016-08-08 21:47:55 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's a tricky question..
2016-08-23 13:03:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not at my farm
2006-12-17 03:41:58 · answer #8 · answered by hill bill y 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋