Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
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Author: Leland H. Hartwell, Michael L. Goldberg, Janice A. Fischer, Leroy Hood, Charles F. Aquadro
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 44P
The ancestry of a white female tiger bred in a city zoo is depicted in the pedigree following part (e) of this problem. White tigers are indicated with unshaded symbols. (As you can see, there was considerable inbreeding in this lineage. For example, the white tiger Mohan was mated with his daughter.) In answering the following questions, assume that “white” is determined by allelic differences at a single gene and that the trait is fully penetrant. Explain your answers by citing the relevant information in the pedigree.
a. | Could white coat color be caused by a Y-linked allele? |
b. | Could white coat color be caused by a dominant X-linked allele? |
c. | Could white coat color be caused by a dominant autosomal allele? |
d. | Could white coat color be caused by a recessive X-linked allele? |
e. | Could white coat color be caused by a recessive autosomal allele? |
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
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