Question

this passage describes the coat pattern trait in cheetahs. a cheetah with a spotted coat has many small black spots on its body. a cheetah with a king coat has large black splotches on its body and stripes on its back. king cheetahs are rarely seen in the wild. they were once thought to be a different species. in a group of cheetahs, some individuals have a spotted coat and others have a king coat. in this group, the gene for the coat pattern trait has two alleles. the allele a is for a spotted coat, and the allele a is for a king coat. nala, a cheetah from this group, has a king coat. nala has two alleles for a king coat. based on this information, what is nala’s phenotype for the coat pattern trait?

Explanation:

The question is about determining Nala's phenotype for the coat pattern trait. A phenotype is the observable physical characteristic of an organism. The passage states that Nala has a king coat, and the allele 'a' is for a king coat. Since Nala has a king coat (as given in the information: "Nala, a cheetah from this group, has a king coat"), her phenotype for the coat pattern trait is the king coat.

Answer:

King coat