Question

Two cats are mated. One of the parent cats is long-haired (recessive allele) and the other is heterozygous short. What are the possible genotypes and phenotypes of the offspring? What is the percent chance for each type?
l- long L-short

Answer 1

Answer:

One cat carries heterozygous, long-haired traits (Ss), and its mate carries homozygous short-haired traits (ss). Use a Punnett square to determine the probability of one of their offspring having long hair.

A) 25%

B) 75%

C) 50%

D) 100%