4 In long hair recessive short s Two cats are mated One the

4. In long hair recessive short (s). Two cats are mated. One the parent is cats, long (s) long-haired. The litter that results contains two short-haired and three long haired kittens. (show your work below!)

Solution

Short hair(S)is dominant over long hair (s),given that one parent is long haired. So it must be ss (long haired).The probable cross is; ss (long haired) ×Ss (Short haired).It is because given that two short haired litter and three long haired litter are produced.a)phenotype of second parent is short haired, b)genotype of second parent is Ss.The cross is ss×Ss.;c)the long haired kitten genotype is ss and short haired kittekitten genotype is Ss because ss×Ss results Ss (short haired) kitten and ss(long haired kitten) ;d)yes segregation of alleles occurred to form pure gametes. e)independent assortment doesn\'t occurred as one gene is concerned. f)attached. g)law of dominance and law of purity of gametes/ law of segregation are demonstrated by this example.