Question

In cats, black fur color is caused by an x-linked allele; the other allele at this locus causes orange color. The heterozygote is tortoiseshell. What kinds of offspring would you expect from the cross of a black female and an orange male?.

Answer 1

The offspring that will be produced in the cross would have tortoiseshell fur.

X-linked traits

In cats, the male is XY while the female is XX.

Assuming that black fur is caused by the allele B and the orange fur is caused by A

A black female will have the genotype $X^BX^B$

An orange male will have the genotype $X^AY^A$

Crossing the two:   $X^BX^B$    x     $X^AY^A$

Offspring: $X^BX^A$, $X^BY^A$, $X^BX^A$, and $X^BY^A$

$X^BX^A$ = tortoiseshell fur female

$X^BY^A$ = tortoiseshell fur male

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