In cats fur length is inherited in a Mendelian fashion Short fur is dominant long fur is recessive The cat pictured below has short fur What are the possible genotypes of this cat What would be a good

Based on the given information, short fur is dominant and long fur is recessive. Let's assign the genotype for short fur as "S" and for long fur as "s".

Since the cat pictured below has short fur, it could have either a homozygous dominant genotype (SS) or a heterozygous genotype (Ss). These are the possible genotypes of the cat.

To test the genotype of the cat, a good way would be to perform a test cross with a known long-haired cat (ss). By crossing the cat with short fur (either SS or Ss) with a long-haired cat (ss), the offspring's phenotypes can be observed. If any of the offspring show long fur, it would indicate that the short-haired cat has a heterozygous genotype (Ss). On the other hand, if all the offspring have short fur, then the short-haired cat has a homozygous dominant genotype (SS).