In a litter of kittens, some of the kittens have coloring that is completely different from their parents. What is the explanation for this? A. Crossover during meiosis B. The placement of the genes on the parent chromosomes C. Chromosomal aberrations during meiosis

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In a litter of kittens, some of the kittens have coloring that is completely different from their parents. What is the explanation for this? A. Crossover during meiosis  B. The placement of the genes on the parent chromosomes C. Chromosomal aberrations during meiosis

anonymous · Answer

i need help

anonymous · Answer

Usually more then one gene is responsible for complex traits such a fur color, texture, shading, and patterning, each of which will have different influences on the phenotype. In the same way that both of my parents are brown eyed (dominant) and I am blue eyed (recessive), could you guess what the genotypes would be- My parents are heterozygous for brown eye color and I am homozygous recessive for blue eyes. Although this is a simplified example because there are many variants within blue and brown eyes (hazel, green, murky, yellow-brown). It may also have something to do with albinism, which is the lack of pigment in fur or skin. This works by making proteins that that mutated so that they do not create much pigment, or none at all. Check out this link for a more in depth explanation fo the type of genes involved in cat fur color: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_coat_genetics