Fruit weight is controlled by 4 gene pairs. The homozygous dominant weighs 200 g while the homozygous recessive weighs 80 g. Assume that the alleles have equal contribution and have cumulative effects. The F1 and F2 of the two parents below were studied. Parent 1 Parent 2 BIBIB2B2B3B36464 blblb2b2b3b3B4B4 a. Compute for the frequencies of the different individuals in the F2. b. Provide the phenotypes of the F2 and their frequencies.

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1. Fruit weight is controlled by 4 gene pairs. The homozygous dominant weighs 200 g while
the homozygous recessive weighs 80 g. Assume that the alleles have equal contribution and
have cumulative effects. The F1 and F2 of the two parents below were studied.
Parent 1
Parent 2
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a. Compute for the frequencies of the different individuals in the F2.
b. Provide the phenotypes of the F2 and their frequencies.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Fruit weight is controlled by 4 gene pairs. The homozygous dominant weighs 200 g while the homozygous recessive weighs 80 g. Assume that the alleles have equal contribution and have cumulative effects. The F1 and F2 of the two parents below were studied. Parent 1 Parent 2 BIBIB2B2B3B36464 х blbb262ьзьзв4B4 a. Compute for the frequencies of the different individuals in the F2. b. Provide the phenotypes of the F2 and their frequencies.
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