In Cats,the Dominant White Gene (W)may or May Not Also

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Essay

In cats,the dominant white gene (W)may or may not also cause deafness.Homozygotes are more likely to be deaf than heterozygotes.If you breed heterozygous white cats together and produce 100 kittens,how many would you expect to be deaf if all the proportions came out perfectly? Assume that heterozygotes have an 8% chance of being deaf,and homozygotes a 60% chance of being deaf.

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