J & J

Parental Care in the domestic cat (Felis catus)

    HOMEWORK: Shown above are two cats, Jennet and Jeoffry. Coat color in cats is sex-linked, with the O (orange) and B (black) alleles co-dominant. (1) Can the two cats be brother and sister? (2) If Jennet is the black female, can she be Jeoffry's mother? (3) If Jeoffry is the black male, can he be Jennet's father?


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