In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, a spineless (sp, no wing bristles) female fly is mated to a male that is claret (cl, dark eyes) and hairless (h, no thoracic bristles).  Phenotypically wild type F1 female progeny were mated to fully homozygous (mutant) males and the following progeny (1000 total) were observed.                                        PHENOTYPES                    NUMBER OBSERVED             spineless                                             316             wild                                                         8             claret, spineless                                  136             claret                                                     37             claret, hairless                                    304             hairless, claret, spineless                     12             hairless                                               144             hairless, spineless                                43

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In the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, a spineless (sp, no wing bristles) female fly is mated to a male that is claret (cl, dark eyes) and hairless (h, no thoracic bristles).  Phenotypically wild type F1 female progeny were mated to fully homozygous (mutant) males and the following progeny (1000 total) were observed.                           

            PHENOTYPES                    NUMBER OBSERVED

            spineless                                             316

            wild                                                         8

            claret, spineless                                  136

            claret                                                     37

            claret, hairless                                    304

            hairless, claret, spineless                     12

            hairless                                               144

            hairless, spineless                                43

         -           A.           B.           C.           D.           E.           F.           G.           H.           I.           J.      

What is the correct gene map for these genes? (A-E)

         -           A.           B.           C.           D.           E.           F.           G.           H.           I.           J.      

What is the interference value? (F-J)

A.

cl-------10------sp------30-------h

B.

cl-------30------h------10-------sp

C.

sp-------30------cl------10-------h

D.

cl-------10------h-----30-------sp

E.

cl------30------sp-------10-------h

F.

0.66

G.

0.5

H.

0.33

I.

0.25

J.

0.125

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