The smidget is a tiny mammal whose sex (like humans) is determined by the presence/absence of a Y chromosome and whose dosage compensation mechanism is just like humans as well. But, this mammal differs from humans in having only two of its thousands of genes on its X chromosome. One of the two genes is called alb. Individuals hemizygous or homozygous for a recessive, loss-of-function mutant allele are white furred, while alb-/alb+ heterozygotes have patches of purple fur interspersed with patches of white. The product of an autosomal gene, called doc, is required for X-chromosome inactivation. What is the phenotype of an XXY smidget that is wild-type for both of these genes? Select one sex and one color phenotype

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The smidget is a tiny mammal whose sex (like humans) is determined by the presence/absence of a Y chromosome and whose dosage compensation mechanism is just like humans as well. But, this mammal differs from humans in having only two of its thousands of genes on its X chromosome. One of the two genes is called alb. Individuals hemizygous or homozygous for a recessive, loss-of-function mutant allele are white furred, while alb-/alb+ heterozygotes have patches of purple fur interspersed with patches of white. The product of an autosomal gene, called doc, is required for X-chromosome inactivation. What is the phenotype of an XXY smidget that is wild-type for both of these genes? Select one sex and one color phenotype

A.Male
B.Female
C.solid white fur
D.solid purple fur
E.patches of white & purple fur

What is the phenotype of an XX individual that is alb-/alb+; doc-/ doc-? Select one sex and one color phenotype.
A. male
B. female
C. solid white fur
D. solid purple fur
E. patches of white & purple fur

Would an XXX smidget that is alb-/alb-/alb+ have more, less or the same amount of white fur as an XX smidget that is alb-/alb+?
A. More
B. less
C. same