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Manx cats and tail trait

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Manx cats are distinctive because they do not have tails, their front legs are shorter than their rear legs and they often travel by hopping. These traits are controlled by a single gene. Manx cats are heterozygous for a dominant allele that causes these traits.

Explain what type of of cross is required to prove Manx cats are heterozygous for the gene?

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Manx cats and issues related to the tail trait are studied. The types of cross required to prove Manx cats are heterozygous for the genes are given.

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So, if Manx cats are heterozygous for the tail trait - lets call the long tail "t" and the short tails "T" (they told you that the Manx gene is dominant and ...

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