Question

In some cats the gene for tail length shows incomplete dominance. Cats with long tails are homozygous dominant (TT) and cats with no tails are homozygous recessive (tt). Heterozygous cats have short tails (Tt). For each of the following construct a punnett square and give phenotypic and genotype ratios of the offspring. a) a long tail cat and a cat with no tail b) a long tail cat and a short tail cat c) a short tail cat and a cat with no tail d) two short tail cats.

Answer 1

In some cats the gene for tail length shows INCOMPLETE dominance. Cats ... Heterozygous cats have short tails. ... TT x tt = Tt (all short ...