Calico cats have splotches of colors of fur arrayed on them, with the color being determined by different alleles of an X chromosome gene. Calico cats
A. can be male or female.
B. are almost always male, because the calico condition is sex-linked.
C. are always female, because the calico condition results from x-inactivation.
D. are the result of spontaneous mutations that do not affect the sex chromosomes.
Answer: C
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