In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, a spineless (no wing bristles) female fly is mated to a male that is claret (dark eyes) and hairless (no thoracic bristles). Phenotypically wild-type F1 female progeny were mated to fully homozygous (mutant) males, and the following
In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, a spineless (no wing bristles) female fly is
mated to a male that is claret (dark eyes) and hairless (no thoracic bristles).
males, and the following progeny (1000 total) were observed:
Phenotypes Number Observed
spineless 321
wild 38
claret, spineless 130
claret 18
claret, hairless 309
hairless, claret, spineless 32
hairless 140
hairless, spineless 12
(a) Which gene is in the middle?
(b) With respect to the three genes mentioned above, what are the genotypes of the
homozygous parents used in making the phenotypically wild F1 heterozygote? explain it.
(c) What are the map distances between the three genes? explain it.
(d) What is the coefficient of coincidence? explain it.
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