Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 49P
In cats, the dominant O allele of the X-linked orange gene is required to produce orange fur; the recessive o allele of this gene yields black fur. Tortoiseshell cats have coats with patches of orange fur alternating with patterns of black fur. Approximately 90% of all tortoiseshell cats are females.
| a. | Explain why tortoiseshell cats are nearly always female. |
| b. | What types of crosses would be expected to produce female tortoiseshell cats? |
| c. | Suggest a hypothesis to explain the origin of male tortoiseshell cats. |
| d. | Calico cats (most of which are females) have patches of white, orange, and black fur. Suggest a hypothesis for the origin of calico cats. |
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