Talons are an owl's primary weapon for catching its prey. When an owl catches its prey, two of its talons go forward and two go backwards to ensure that when the prey is caught, it cannot escape.
What do you already know about the difference between dominant and recessive traits? Or sex-linked and autosomal traits? Dominant traits are the traits that are normally shown in an organism. Recessive traits are the traits that are not normally shown in an organism overpowered by the dominate trait.
