Eight mutant strains of flowers were found to have white petals. Normal flowers are pink. The flower strains were all mated in pair-wise combinations to use complementation analysis to determine the number of genes involved in flower color. Data are tabulated below. + indicates wild type (pink flowers). indicates mutant (white flowers). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 + 4 6 + + + 8 How many genes are mutated in this experiment? (Use a number not a word in the space) Which of the following strains below are defective in the same gene as strain 7? Answer yes if the strain is defective or no if it is not. Strain Defective 2 3 4

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Eight mutant strains of flowers were found to have white petals. Normal flowers are pink. The flower strains were all mated in pair-wise combinations to use
complementation analysis to determine the number of genes involved in flower color.
Data are tabulated below.
+ indicates wild type (pink flowers).
indicates mutant (white flowers).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
+
4
6
+ + +
8
How many genes are mutated in this experiment? (Use a number not a word in the space)
Which of the following strains below are defective in the same gene as strain 7? Answer yes if the strain is defective or no if it is not.
Strain Defective
2
3
4
Transcribed Image Text:Eight mutant strains of flowers were found to have white petals. Normal flowers are pink. The flower strains were all mated in pair-wise combinations to use complementation analysis to determine the number of genes involved in flower color. Data are tabulated below. + indicates wild type (pink flowers). indicates mutant (white flowers). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 + 4 6 + + + 8 How many genes are mutated in this experiment? (Use a number not a word in the space) Which of the following strains below are defective in the same gene as strain 7? Answer yes if the strain is defective or no if it is not. Strain Defective 2 3 4
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