Infer from the results of crosses the existence of interactions between alleles of different genes including: additivity, epistasis, redundancy, and complementation.

Q: Explain how recombination can lead to new alleles. Be specific.

A: Recombination occurs in the prophase-l of meiosis-l. It is a molecular event by which the segments…

Q: Complete the table below to determine the Non-Mendelian patterns of inheritance involved in the…

A: Gregor Johann Mendel conducted experiments on pea plants and observed a pattern in the inheritance…

Q: Please use instructions from above Hemophilia is an x-linked disease of the blood. What is the…

A: Hemophilia is a genetic bleeding disorder in which blood doesn't clot normally. It runs in the…

Q: Predict the outcome of crosses that exhibit epistasis, complementation,and gene redundancy.

A: Epistasis - This is the non allelic interaction in which expression of one gene get affected by the…

Q: What is phenotype? Explain with the help of an example.

A: The trait is affected by the genes, proteins, other chemical present inside the cell, interaction…

Q: Diagrammatic representation of a test cross?

A: A test cross is used to determine whether the dominant phenotype of an individual is due to…

Q: Use the foil method To determine the genotypes For a cross between TtTt x TtTt. Assume that T (tall)…

A: The FOIL method used in genetics stands for First, Outside, Inside, and Last. The method is used to…

Q: Explain the difference between crossing over and reciprocal translocation. Give an example of a…

A: Genetic recombination is a process by which organisms acquire genetic diversity. The exchange of…

Q: Considering a pair ofhomologous chromosomescontaining a gene having twodifferent alleles how…

A: Chromosomes are carrier of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA is the genetic material. Each species…

Q: Explain the term cross-breeding.

A: Breeding is the mating or pairing of opposite sex for the purpose of sexual reproduction that…

Q: Predict the outcome of crosses involving epistasis, complementation, gene modifiers, and gene…

A: These are the genes that have over riding effect on a phenotype. This over riding effect is known as…

Q: Explain why an organism with a homozygous dominant genotype has the same phenotype as an organism…

A: The words genotype and phenotype are developed from the presence of alleles of a gene in an organism…

Q: Apply the product rule and sum rule appropriately when predicting the outcomes of genetic crosses.

A: The rule of multiplication states the probability that a compound event is the product of the…

Q: Explain how experimental crosses can demonstrate linkage.

A: The experimental crosses can demonstrate linkage and help in studying of the genetic recombination…

Q: Apply the chi-square test to determine if two genes are linked

A: The sex influenced traits to refer to a pair of alleles that are found in autosomal chromosomes and…

Q: How linkage and crossing over is inter related explain with suitable example

A: Genetic linkage is defined as the tendency of genes to stay together in a chromosome and are called…

Q: Describe the basis for chromosome mapping in the Hfr * F- crosses.

A: Hfr chromosome is formed by integration of the F-plasmid into the bacterial chromosome.  The point…

Q: Describe how recombination can lead to new alleles. Be specific.

A: A gene is present in different forms that are expressed in a phenotype; allele is a one of the…

Q: To build a genetic map, how many types of crosses will be required to perform if you have three…

A: A genetic map is based on the concept of genetic linkage: the closer two markers are on a…

Q: Please explain why females are considered genetic mosaics. Please explain how the calico cat shows…

A: Calico cat is a domestic cat . They had tricolour coat that is white, black and orange colour coat.

Q: in the the dihybrid cross of Mendel how many genotype and phenotype?

A: Mendel's law of independent assortment states that the alleles of two (or more) different genes get…

Q: calculate the frequency of recombination among male parents and female parents separately.

A: The genes for Transferrin protein and mouse coat color are present on the same chromosome. If the…

Q: The cross between a female white giraffe and a pigmented male resulted in white offspring.  What is…

A: The alleles are generally of dominant and recessive type and some other forms like codominant are…

Q: Explain how linkage affects the outcome of crosses?

A: Genetic linkage is described when two genes that are present together on a particular chromosome…

Q: Explain what linkage is, why linked genes do not assort independently, and state what must happen…

A: Gene is defined as the sequence of nucleotides that encode a protein. The linkage term was given by…

Q: Describe the difference between genotype and phenotype. Give three examples. Is it possible for two…

A: Genetics is the branch of biology which deals with genes, heredity, and genome in the organism.…

Q: Explain the results of this cross.

A: Inheritance is defined as the passing or the transfer of characters from one generation to another,…

Q: Predict the probability (using a Punnett square) of producing an offspring affected by a single gene…

A: Inheritance is the process of transmitting the traits from parent to offspring. Traits of an…

Q: Explain the term out-crossing.

A: There are two types of breeding namely, a) In-breeding b) out-breeding The out-breeding further…

Q: Explain how a test-cross can be used to determine the unknown genotype of an organism

A: Test cross : it is an experimental cross between a homozygous recessive and an individual of…