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    During this assignment you will imagine that you are a cat breeder who desires to breed cats to

    We will think about several genes in cats that help

    STEPONE

    A a

    a Aa aa

    a Aa aa

    Suppose y
    gene and the male is heterozygous in genotype
    Step 1:
    Step 2:
    solid coat? 50 OFTHEKITTENSWOULDHAVEASOLIDCOAT

    (Gene O) which is
    located on the X chromosome. Orange coloration is therefore a X-linked trait. The
    dominant (O) allele specifies orange fur since it blocks the production of eumelanin
    (black); therefore, only pheomelanin (orange) is produced. The recessive allele (o)
    allows both yellow and black pigment production. Female cats, possessing two X
    chromosomes, can be orange (genotype O/O), black (genotype o/o), or a mottled mix
    of orange and black called Tortoiseshell (genotype O/o). The Tortoiseshell phenotype
    is due to a process called “random X-chromosome inactivation” that occurs in
    mammalian females during embryonic development, whereby only one X
    chromosome is functionally active while the other is condensed and inactive. Male
    cats, with only one X chromosome cannot normally be tortoiseshell; rare XXY males
    (extra X chromosome) can be Tortoiseshell. The dominant O allele of Orange will
    block the effects of the A allele of gene A (1st scenario) and will thus block Tabby fur.

    QUESTION 1

    0 Y

    X 0 X 0 0 XOY

    XOXO XOY XoXo XoY XOXo X 0 Xoxo XoY


    represents a cross between a male, orange cat and a female,
    tortoiseshell cat Use the genotypes that include the X and Y chromosome as you set up the

    Suppose you cross a male cat of genotype a/a, XO/Y to a female cat of genotype A/a, Xo/Xo

    Determine the probability of each possible

    QUESTION 2
    Axon a a a

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    aXoAaxoxoAaxoYAaxoxo Aaxon
    ii ii is name
    en
    e 25 AREEXPECTEDTOBEBLACK
    f 50 OFFEMALEKITENSAREEXPECTEDTOBETORTOISESHELL

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