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In cats, long hair is recessive to short hair. A homozygous short haired male is mated with a long haired female.
a) Show the genotypes of the parents, using proper notation.
b) What will their kittens look like?
What is the best example of genotype:
a) the physical appearance of an organism b) the length of stem in a pea plant c) TT d) a short-haired cat
a) Show the genotypes of the parents, using proper notation.
b) What will their kittens look like?
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