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 Jennet and Jeoffry be brother and sister?
(2) If the black cat is Jennet, can she be Jeoffry's mother?
(3) If the black cat is Jeoffry, can he be Jennet's father?


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