In an insect species, the genes for white eyes (w) and smooth legs (s) are linked and are located 16 map units apart. A white-eyed, smooth-legged female was mated to a true-breeding wild-type male; the resulting F1 phenotypically wild-type females were mated to white-eyed, smooth-legged males. In an F2 of 100 individuals, what would be the expected number of F2 individuals for each phenotype? wild-type: white-eyed: smooth-legged: white-eyed and smooth-legged:

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Q: In Drosophila, a fully heterozygous female with the X-linked recessive genes a, b, and c (not…

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Q: were observed and used to make a map of these genes.  Calculate the interference.…

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Q: In Drosophila, the sepia mutation (se, chromosome 3, position 26) results in dark brown eyes, while…

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Q: The phenotype of vestigial (short) wings (vg) in Drosophila melanogaster is caused by a recessive…

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Q: In Drosophila, the allele for red eyes (p*) is wild-type and the allele for purple eyes (p") is…

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Q: A recessive maternal effect mutant in zebrafish, called ichabod, results in embryos lacking heads…

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Q: In Drosophila, two genes w and s are X-linked and are 25 map units apal. heterozygous female fly…

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Q: In the nematode C. elegans, homozygosity for the e mutant allele causes an extreme "uncoordinated"…

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Q: In Drosophila, males from a true-breeding stock with raspberry-colored eyes were mated to females…

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Inheritance and Mendelian Genetics

Inheritance means the passing of traits to offspring from parents. These traits could be passed either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction. The offspring receives the genetic material from the parents. Mendelian inheritance is a certain biological inheritance that follows the rules and principles laid down by Gregor Mendel in 1865. The initial hypothesis was considered wrong, but other inheritance theories modified the concept of inheritance and thus genetics.