Interspecification crosses are rare in nature and intergenic crosses almost unknown.why?

Q: Diagram the P1 and F1 crosses, using Mendelian notation, to show the possible genotypes found in…

A: The alleles are the alternative forms of a gene that are located on the same locus of a homologous…

Q: In Drosophila,, the curled mutation (cu, chromosome 3, position 50.0) results in wings that curl up,…

A: Alleles are the alternative forms of a gene that are located on the same locus of a homologous…

Q: In fruit flies, you are mapping three genes in a three point cross. The mutants are hairy body (h),…

A: To determine gene order, we will compare parental and double crossover progenies.

Q: In corn, male sterility is controlled by maternal cytoplasmic elements. This phenotype renders the…

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Q: You continue your experiments with the black mutation on chromosome II. You cross the reciprocal…

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Q: What are monohybrid crosses? Is it possible to make a cross in which only one single character is…

A: A monohybrid cross is between two organisms with different variations but at one genetic chromosome…

Q: A serious genetic disorder results in dwarfism of the condors. Although this might not have…

A: Gene is the segment of DNA responsible for heredity. Two or more alternative forms of genes…

Q: Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A: When two or more genes are present on the same chromosome then they are linked and this phenomenon…

Q: Using designations “Group A", "Group B," etc., organize the mutant strains into complementation…

A: A mutation is referred as to the transformations or change of the structure of a gene, the unit of…

Q: Crossing a Great Dane and a Chihuahua is likely to be unsuccessful, even though they are members of…

A: Genetic conditions are transferred from parent to offspring. Sometimes, they get expressed in the…

Q: Given parental genotype aBc/abC, which of the following gametes is/are recombinant?  Choose all that…

A: Recombination event occurs during the prophase-l of meiosis-l. Meiosis is a cell division process by…

Q: You observe that 50% of the offspring of a two-locus mapping cross are recombinant.  You could…

A: Recombinant or recombination frequency can only be upto 50% and can not be over 50%.  The largest…

Q: a phenotype aB from an Aabb x aaBb cross? an ab gamete from an aaBB individual?

A: A trait is a characteristic feature that is unique to particular individual. In dihybrid cross , two…

Q: what is a test cross？Is AA x aa，Aa x aa， Aa x AA ， Aa x Aa all considered as a test cross？

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

Q: Question 5 In a rare variety of orchid pink flowers (P) are dominant over green and the presence of…

A: Dominant The allele which mask the character of another allele of same gene.

Q: Assume that curly hair (C) is dominant to straight hair. Albinism (P ) is recessive to normal skin…

A: A genetic trait is considered dominant if it is expressed in a person even in its single copy. While…

Q: Red eyes is the wild-type phenotype in Drosophila, and severaldifferent genes (with each gene…

A: Drosophila melanogaster is a common fruit fly. It is most common subject used in majority of genetic…

Q: In certain salamanders, the sex of a genetic female can be altered, changing her into a functional…

A: According to the question, in certain salamanders, the sex of the genetic female can be altered,…

Q: You would like to create new hybrid strains between various cereal grains of different ploidies.…

A: Sterility usually results from different chromosome numbers in the parents, when the parents are…

Q: 1) Short hair in rabbits (R) is dominant over long hair (r). The following crosses are carried out,…

A: According to the given question, Short hair in rabbits (R) is dominant over long hair (r). We…

Q: Why are some crosses not performed in a complementation matrix?

A: Complementation is the capacity of 2 mutants in combination to reinstate the normal phenotype. The…

Q: As a graduate student, you join a lab and you are looking through some old notebooks. You find a…

A: Map distance is defined as the distance between two genes loci present on a chromosome. It is…

Q: Females of wild-type Strain A and males of mutant Strain B, as well as females of mutant Strain B…

A: Reciprocal crosses are done by taking both genotype (once a male and once a female).

Q: The farther two genes are apart on a chromosome, Group of answer choices 1)the less likely…

A: Gene is defined as the sequence of nucleotide present on the DNA for encoding proteins.

Q: 10. What phenotypes are expected and in what proportion from each of the following ni crosses?…

A: Geneticists utilize a Punnett square, a straightforward visual tool, to forecast the potential…

Q: Neurospora of genotype a + c are crossed withNeurospora of genotype + b +. (Here, + is shorthandfor…

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Q: How many different kinds of F1 gametes, F2 genotypes, and F2 phenotypes would be expected from the…

A: Genotype  The genetic constituent of an organism is known as genotype.

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.