A female, tortoise-shell, tailless Manx cat mates with a male solid black tailless Manx cat. Their first litter produced 1 tailless tortoise-shell female, 1 tailless black female, 1 tailed black female, 1 tailless orange male, 1 tailless black male and 1 tailed orange male. In the second litter, they had 1 tailed tortoise-shell female, 2 tailless black females, 1 tailless black male, 1 tailless orange male, and 1 tailed black male. (Hint: Look at each trait separately for phenotypic ratios, Mendelian vs NonMendelian patterns) Required:
a. What are the inheritance patterns of the two genes described?
b. What are the genotypes of the parents?