Part a. Explain the inheritance pattern that results in the fur coloration of a calico cat and why are almost all calico cats female. What biological mechanism is responsible for the calico coloration? Part b. Explain how could it be possible for a male cat to be calico. Part c. Describe the general structure of the sex chromosomes in a cell that is producing orange fur in a calico cat.

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