A short-haired cat has a litter of kittens. Some of the kittens have long hair and some have short. Which of the following statements best explains why some kittens look different from their mother?

they might get their long hair from their father's genes. They might also have long hair phenomenally.

Although the mother may look shorthaired, she may be carrying a hidden, or recessive, longhaired mutation. So if she mates with a longhaired tom, half the kittens will be longhaired. Or if she mates with a shorthaired tom carrying the same hidden longhaired gene, one in four kittens will be longhaired.

It can be due to the genetic factors. The hereditical characteristics of the male cat was different from the female cat. The above situation can occur

regents of the university of california v. bakke, 438 u.s. 265 (1978), was a landmark decision by the supreme court of the united states. it upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy.

when you breathe in, or inhale, your diaphragm contracts (tightens) and moves downward. this increases the space in your chest cavity, into which your lungs expand. the intercostal muscles between your ribs also enlarge the chest cavity. they contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale.