males, are encoded by different alleles of the same X-linked fur color gene. Based on the phenotypes of parents, what sex chromosomes do the orange female and the tortie male offspring have? orange na black The orange female has only one X chromosome, and the tortoiseshell male is XXY. The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the tortoiseshell male is missing a Y chromosome. The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the tortoiseshell male is XXY. The orange female has only one X chromosome, and the tortoiseshell male is YO. Select the most likely explanations for the sex chromosome types. Random X inactivation in XXY causes orange and black patches in the tortoiseshell male. When only one X chromosome is present in the female, it does not become inactivated. The tortoiseshell male has only one X chromosome, and it carries the black allele. The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the black X from her mother is inactivated.

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males, one orange female, and one tortoiseshell male, for a total of six kittens. Orange and black fur color
are encoded by different alleles of the same X-linked fur color gene. Based on the phenotypes of the
parents, what sex chromosomes do the orange female and the tortie male offspring have?
The orange female has only one X chromosome, and the
tortoiseshell male is XXY.
The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the
tortoiseshell male is missing a Y chromosome.
The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the
tortoiseshell male is XXY.
The orange female has only one X chromosome, and the
tortoiseshell male is YO.
Select the most likely explanations for the sex chromosome types.
Random X inactivation in XXY causes orange and black
patches in the tortoiseshell male.
When only one X chromosome is present in the female, it
does not become inactivated.
The tortoiseshell male has only one X chromosome, and it
carries the black allele.
The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the black
X from her mother is inactivated.
Transcribed Image Text:males, one orange female, and one tortoiseshell male, for a total of six kittens. Orange and black fur color are encoded by different alleles of the same X-linked fur color gene. Based on the phenotypes of the parents, what sex chromosomes do the orange female and the tortie male offspring have? The orange female has only one X chromosome, and the tortoiseshell male is XXY. The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the tortoiseshell male is missing a Y chromosome. The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the tortoiseshell male is XXY. The orange female has only one X chromosome, and the tortoiseshell male is YO. Select the most likely explanations for the sex chromosome types. Random X inactivation in XXY causes orange and black patches in the tortoiseshell male. When only one X chromosome is present in the female, it does not become inactivated. The tortoiseshell male has only one X chromosome, and it carries the black allele. The orange female has two X chromosomes, and the black X from her mother is inactivated.
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