Question

in cat some are black , some are orange and some are calico (fur that is both black and orange) all calico cats are always female this trait represents two inheritance patterns is this list which two and explain how you know

Answer 1

Answer:

The sex chromosomes (X and Y) determine whether a cat will be male or female. Each cat has a pair of sex chromosomes with the possible combinations of XX (female) and XY (male). The X chromosome also carries the coding gene for the black and orange colors in a calico's coat.

Explanation:

Female calico cats have two X chromosomes and therefore have two chromosomes with color code. Only if the cat gets one orange-coded X and one black-coded X, will she be calico, expressing both black and orange coloration.

Because male cats have one X chromosome with code for black or orange and one Y chromosome with no color genes, they cannot technically be calico. They'll only express either black or orange, but not both.