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Calico isa coat color found in cats, which is caused by a
SEX-LINKED CODOMINAND allele, Calico cats are both
‘range and black and can ONLY be FEMALE,
the Caltéo cat
= black, R= orange, and BR = calico.
‘The following genotypes are possible:
Femele cats can be block X°X?, orange X°X6, or calico X*x*
Male cats ean ONLY be black X°Y or avange X°¥
‘Show each of the cresses below and include the phenotypic ratios of the of fpring,
1A black mole crossed with an grange Female
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50% calico Female
Soy, orange male
2. anerange le ervsed with gals fee
xe xe
25%, Calico Pemale
yh xe 25% orange Rmale
xy| peomge male
3. A black mae crossed with black Fnale
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6 xs are black,
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y Leg ey |4, An orange male cressed with an orange female
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5, Ablack male crossed with a calico female
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6 yé
Remote
6 15% black
yew xexE 25% Calico Pernale
28% black male
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"If you ore a cat breeder, what type of parents should you choose to have the MOST number of calico,
kittens?
calico = X8x& (onl Bonet)
a blak dacl & orange mene or vice versa. (orange
bole 6
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4
dade black near)
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