A cat is blinded in one eye in a fight. When this cat later sexually reproduces with another cat, how will the blindness affect the offspring? (2 points)

A.All of the offspring will be blind because blindness is a dominant trait.

B.Some of the offspring will be blind, if the blind cat passes on the allele for blindness.

C.Most of the offspring will be blind if the other parent cat carries the same allele for blindness.

D.None of the offspring will inherit blindness from this cat, because it is not a genetic trait.

DNone of the offspring will inherit blindness from this cat, because it is not a genetic trait.

No, because its not in your genes. It was an environmental factor not hereditary.

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JoiePatel JoiePatel · Answer 2 · 2018-11-21T07:02:30-05:00

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The correct answer would be D.None of the offspring will inherit blindness from this cat, because it is not a genetic trait.

Any trait or character is inherited only when it is present in the germ cells of an organism as only germ cells are involved in the formation of gametes. Inheritable traits include eyes, hair, and skin color, height, length of toes et cetera.

Any acquired characteristic such as loss of eye in a fight, tattoo piercing, intelligence, skills, et cetera are non-heritable traits.