1. What is the order of the genes on the chromosome? 2. Why is the distance between genes a and c as shown in the data

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Q: 2) Coat color in cats is determined by genes at several different loci. At one locus on the X…

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Q: 4. Thomas Morgan collected the following crossover gene frequencies while studying Drosophila.…

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Q: 7. A male fly that is homozygous for recessive alleles at two linked autosomal genes is mated with a…

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Q: The STR DNA marker DS11 is located on the p arm of the chromosome #8 in humans. Molecular analysis…

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Q: 2. If an A a BBC cdd male mates with an A a B b CcDd female. (a) What is the maximum number of…

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Q: 4. In Drosophila, eye color is determined by two different genes located on different chromosomes. A…

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Q: 3. RR and Rr carrots are orange, and rr carrots are white. But in an Rr carrot, a rare mitotic…

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Q: Draw a chromosome in G1 and the same chromosome in G2?

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Q: 5. In Drosophila flies, the allele b gives a black body, and the allele b* gives brown, the…

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Q: 6. The famous geneticist, T.H. Morgan, carried out a series of experiments on linkage mapping in…

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Q: 1. A diploid species has 3 pairs of chromosomes in its somatic cells. In males, the first pair is…

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Q: The Drosophila fruit fly genes ebony (e) and claret (ca) are linked on chromosome 3. In Drosophila,…

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Q: 2. In Drosophila sp. Red eyes are dominant over white eyes. Normal wings are dominant over vestigial…

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Q: The following is a linkage map of chromosome 5 for three genes in tomato: Lf W Lf (normal) vs. If…

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Q: The STR DNA marker DS11 is located on the p arm of the chromosome #8 in humans. Molecular analysis…

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Q: 6. An X-linked ichthyosis is a recessive form of a family of skin diseases caused by a hereditary…

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Q: In rabbits, a locus involved in the control of coat colour may be occupied by any of four alleles:…

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