As we discussed in class, coat color in cats is determined by pigment genes on t

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As we discussed in class, coat color in cats is determined by pigment genes on the X chromosome. the X^B allele encodes black fur and the X degree encodes orange fur. X^BX degree females express a mosaic phenotype known as "tortoiseshell." My friend's cat Loser happens to be a tortoiseshell cat. One night in the summer. Loser spent the night carousing in the neighborhood and came home pregnant. A few weeks later she had 5 kittens: an orange male, a black male, two tortoiseshell females and an orange female. Give the genotypes of Loser, her kittens, and the libidinous male she encountered that fateful night. Red-green color blindness is a well-known human tra

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Loser = XBXO

Libidinous male =XOY

XBXO x   XOY

XO Y XB XBXO (tortoise shell female) XBY (black male) XO XO XO (orange female) XOY (orange male)

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