Review Of White Cats Are Deaf. Would The Hardy Weinberg References

In The Absence Or Deficiency Of Melanocytes, The Cat Is Likely To Suffer From Deafness.

Are all white cats deaf? White cats can have blue, gold, green, or copper coloured odd eyes. This particular cat is healthy with no balance deficiencies;

(1 Mark) Hair Length In Cats Is Determined By A Single Gene With Two Alleles.

White cats unlikely to survive; However, that is not guaranteed. 12 percent were deaf in both.

Detecting Deafness In White Cats

(1) in paris and london frequencies of these alleles add up to more than 1. Haemochromatosis is a condition caused by a recessive allele.in one country, 1 in every 400 people was found to have haemochromatosis. 25% of white cats with yellow eyes have normal hearing.

Apart From Dominant White Gene (W), White Coat On The Cat Can Occur From Albino Gene (C) Or Spotted Gene (S).

5 percent of the general cat population is white. The table shows the frequencies of some alleles in the population of cats in three cities. This condition is associated with blue irises.

It Is For This Reason That We Can Somehow Relate Genetic And External Factors To Health Problems.

The allele for short hair (h) is dominant. Will not pass on allele (for deafness/white fur) (to next generation)/will reduce frequency of allele; Two blue eyes, completely deaf.