The genetics service of a large veterinary hospital gets referrals for three or four male tortoiseshell cats every year. These cats are invariably sterile and have underdeveloped testes. How are these tortoiseshell male cats produced?

The proportion of male tortoiseshell cats is very low. This happens because the colors are linked to sex because they are exclusively on the X chromosome, to have two colors (black and orange) must have two X chromosomes from the father and mother .

For a male cat to be tortoiseshell, a genetic anomaly must occur: the presence of two X chromosomes and one Y (XXY).

answer: grassland biomes are closer to the equator and receive more rain.

grasslands are biomes that are dominated by grasses rather shrubs and trees. savanna are biomes that exhibit grasses, shrubs and small tree as vegetation. grasslands are located near the equator of the earth. these are found in north america. savanna biomes are found in africa, south america, australia and india. grassland exhibit moderate climatic conditions, it receives   amount of rainfall higher than savanna.   therefore, savanna exhibit dry and hot climatic conditions.