. Male house cats are either black or orange; females areblack, orange, or calico.a. If these coat-color phenotypes are governed by a sexlinked gene, how can these observations be explained?b. Using appropriate symbols, determine the phenotypes expected in the progeny of a cross between anorange female and a black male.c. Half the females produced by a certain kind of matingare calico, and half are black; half the males are orange,and half are black. What colors are the parental malesand females in this kind of mating?d. Another kind of mating produces progeny in thefollowing proportions: one-fourth orange males, onefourth orange females, one-fourth black males, and onefourth calico females. What colors are the parental malesand females in this kind of mating?

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. Male house cats are either black or orange; females are
black, orange, or calico.
a. If these coat-color phenotypes are governed by a sexlinked gene, how can these observations be explained?
b. Using appropriate symbols, determine the phenotypes expected in the progeny of a cross between an
orange female and a black male.
c. Half the females produced by a certain kind of mating
are calico, and half are black; half the males are orange,
and half are black. What colors are the parental males
and females in this kind of mating?
d. Another kind of mating produces progeny in the
following proportions: one-fourth orange males, onefourth orange females, one-fourth black males, and onefourth calico females. What colors are the parental males
and females in this kind of mating?

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