January 22, 2009

Two MLM cats mate. What is the probability that any one of their surviving kittens will be heterozygous?

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January 27, 2009

Weird Fishes @ 1:19 pm

So MLM x MLM, your possible outcomes are:

1 MLML - Die before birth
2 MLM - Manx
or 1 MM - Normal

Since MLML dies before birth, you change the ratio to 2/3 MLM and 1/3 Normal, therefore 2 out of every 3 *surviving* kittens will be heterozygotes, and 1 will be normal.

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