In a newly discovered species of Giant Pacific Octopus, long tentacles (L) are dominant to short tentacles (l), strong suction cups (S) are dominant to weak suction cups (s), and brown body color (B) is dominant to red body color (b). A trihybrid test cross was performed between male octopuses that were heterozygous for all three genes, and female octopuses that were homozygous recessive. (You may assume that the dominant alleles exhibit complete dominance.) The results of this cross are shown in the table attached Please complete the table and answer the following questions: a) Are these genes linked? Explain why you think these genes are linked or unlinked?
In a newly discovered species of Giant Pacific Octopus, long tentacles (L) are dominant to short tentacles (l), strong suction cups (S) are dominant to weak suction cups (s), and brown body color (B) is dominant to red body color (b). A trihybrid test cross was performed between male octopuses that were heterozygous for all three genes, and female octopuses that were homozygous recessive. (You may assume that the dominant alleles exhibit complete dominance.) The results of this cross are shown in the table attached
Please complete the table and answer the following questions:
a) Are these genes linked? Explain why you think these genes are linked or unlinked?
b) What is the genotype of each of the two parents that produced the offspring shown in the data table? Please indicate the linkage phase as you write the genotype of each parent. (Please write the genotypes in the format: xyz/xyz.)
- Genotype of male parent octopus:
- Genotype of female parent octopus:
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