Question

A cat is discovered with a very short tail. What would prove that this change was caused by a genetic mutation and not because the cat lost most of its tail at some point in its life?
Question 8 options:

a physical examination of the cat


checking offspring for short tails


waiting to see if the tail grows back


a physical examination of the cat’s siblings

Answer 1

(A physical examination of the cats siblings) because you cant check its kittens, because there could be a dominant phenotype that caused them to have short tails. A physical examination of the cat wouldn't help either.

Answer 2

A physical examination