Male housecats may be black or yellow. Females may be black,

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Male housecats may be black or yellow. Females may be black, tortoise-shell pattern, or yellow. a If these colors are governed by a sex-linked locus, how can these results be explained? b Using appropriate symbols, determine the phenotypes expected in the offspring from the cross: Yellow female x Black male c Do the same for the reciprocal cross of part (b). d A certain kind of mating produces females, half of which are tortoise-shell and half are black; half the males are yellow and half are black. What colors are the parental males and females in such crosses?