Question

A short-haired cat has a litter of kittens. Some of the kittens have long hair and some have short. Which of the following statements best explains why some kittens look different from their mother?

Answer 1

Answer:

they might get their long hair from their father's genes. They might also have long hair phenomenally.

Although the mother may look shorthaired, she may be carrying a hidden, or recessive, longhaired mutation. So if she mates with a longhaired tom, half the kittens will be longhaired. Or if she mates with a shorthaired tom carrying the same hidden longhaired gene, one in four kittens will be longhaired.

Answer 2

Answer:

It can be due to the genetic factors. The hereditical characteristics of the male cat was different from the female cat. The above situation can occur