Coat color in cats is a codominant trait and is also located on the X chromosome. Cats can be black, orange or calico. A calico cat has black and orange splotches. In order to be calico. the cat must have an allele for the black color and an allele for the orange color. Use a punnett square to show why there are no male calico cats.

There can be no male calico because for an offspring to be a calico the two codominant alleles must each be carried on the two X chromosomes and in the males, there is the presence of just one X chromosomes, thus they can either be black or be orange. For the females, the can only be black if they carry the black allele on both X chromosomes, the same goes for the orange.

Parents XB Y

XB XBXB XBY

XC XCXB XCY

XBY- black male

XCY- orange male

abhishekprakash2625 abhishekprakash2625 · Answer 2 · 2022-01-20T09:08:41+01:00

The study of genes and inheritance is called genetics.

The correct answer to the question is due to the presence of the Y chromosome.

What is Co-dominance?

When both the dominant and the recessive allele shows their specific character in the F1 generation is called Codominance.

According to the question, the color coat of the cat is a codominant trait and is present on the X chromosome.

The X chromosome is present on the female and the male has the Y chromosome. The father only inherits the Y chromosome to his son. The color coat gene is present on the X chromosome due to which it can not be transmitted from father to his son.

Parents GENES Gametes

Male XY X Y

Female XX X X

The offspring ratio will be XX: XY that is 1: 1

Hence, the correct answer is mentioned above.

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