Give the genotype of the parents and determine the linkage map of the three genes bm (brown midrib), v (virescent seedling), and pr (purple aleurone) in maize from the results of the cross below. Genotypes of offspring Total and Frequency percentage + V bm 230 467 pr + + 237 42.1% + + bm 82 161 pr V 79 14.5% V 200 395 pr bm 195 35.6% pr bm 44 86 V 42 7.8% + +
Genetic Variation
Genetic variation refers to the variation in the genome sequences between individual organisms of a species. Individual differences or population differences can both be referred to as genetic variations. It is primarily caused by mutation, but other factors such as genetic drift and sexual reproduction also play a major role.
Quantitative Genetics
Quantitative genetics is the part of genetics that deals with the continuous trait, where the expression of various genes influences the phenotypes. Thus genes are expressed together to produce a trait with continuous variability. This is unlike the classical traits or qualitative traits, where each trait is controlled by the expression of a single or very few genes to produce a discontinuous variation.
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