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In which of the cats the pattern observed in coat colour is due to environmental effect?(a) Tortoiseshell(b) Calico(c) Seamese(d) BobThis question was addressed to me in homework.This question is from Effects of Environment topic in portion Nuclear Export & Post Mendelian Genetics of Cytogenetics

Answer» RIGHT option is (C) Seamese

Explanation: In the case of Siamese cats the temperature of the extremes of the body are DIFFERENT from the main body. There some temperature sensitive ENZYMES are active, which are otherwise inactive in main body, giving it a different COLOUR.


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