* Homozygous: This means the cat has two identical alleles (versions of a gene) for fur color. Since it's homozygous for black fur, we can represent its genotype as "BB".
* Heterozygous: A cat with one allele for black fur and one for white fur would be heterozygous.
* Alleles: Let's use "B" for the black fur allele and "W" for the white fur allele.
The Cross:
* Parent 1: BB (black fur)
* Parent 2: WW (white fur)
Possible Offspring Genotypes:
When we cross these parents, each parent contributes one allele to their offspring:
* BW (all offspring will have this genotype)
Possible Offspring Phenotypes:
* Black fur: Since the black fur allele (B) is dominant, all offspring will have black fur, even though they carry the recessive white fur allele (W).
In summary:
When a cat homozygous for black fur is crossed with a cat homozygous for white fur, all offspring will inherit one black fur allele (B) and one white fur allele (W), resulting in a genotype of BW and a black fur phenotype.