Kitties!Science brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.A female purebred white cat and a male purebred black cat had a litter of 12 kittens. Out of the 12 kittens, all but 3 were black. How many female kittens were there?
Answer9x= recessive: white X= dominant: black A purebred, female, white cat would have the alleles xx for fur color (white). A purebred, male, black cat would have the alleles YX (black). The possible allele combinations for offspring are as follows (set up a Punnett Square) Xx......Yx Xx......Yx Every female kitten would be black, with a recessive allele for white fur. Every male kitten would be white. There are 9 black kittens, so that means there are 9 female kittens. Hide What Next?
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