The pair of cats produce in their first litter together the following kittens:    3 tortoiseshell short fur females,  2 tortoiseshell long fur females,  3 ginger short fur males, and 1 ginger long fur male.  From this information only (no genetic diagrams required), what evidence can you use to deduce the genetic identity of the parent cats?

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The pair of cats produce in their first litter together the following kittens:   
3 tortoiseshell short fur females,  2 tortoiseshell long fur females,  3 ginger short fur males, and 1 ginger long fur male. 

From this information only (no genetic diagrams required), what evidence can you use to deduce the genetic identity of the parent cats? 

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