Three pairs of brown rats were crossed. These crossings produce progenies with the following ratios: Pair 1: All the progenies were brown. Crossing between these progenies produced an F2 generation with all brown rats. Pair 2: About ¾ of the F1 progenies are brown and ¼ are white. If a pair of white F1 progeny is crossed, it will produce progenies that are all white. But if a pair of brown F1 progeny is crossed, not all F2 progenies are brown. Pair 3: All the F1 progenies were brown. When these progenies are crossed with white rats, half of the F2 progenies are white and half are brown. Based on the information given above, answer these questions: (a) How many genes are involved in controlling the coat colour of rat? (b) Give suitable symbols to represent all the genes. (c) Draw cross diagrams to describe all the crosses.

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Three pairs of brown rats were crossed. These crossings produce progenies with

the following ratios:

Pair 1: All the progenies were brown. Crossing between these progenies

produced an F2 generation with all brown rats.

Pair 2: About ¾ of the F1 progenies are brown and ¼ are white. If a pair of white

F1 progeny is crossed, it will produce progenies that are all white. But if a pair of

brown F1 progeny is crossed, not all F2 progenies are brown.

Pair 3: All the F1 progenies were brown. When these progenies are crossed with

white rats, half of the F2 progenies are white and half are brown.

Based on the information given above, answer these questions:

(a) How many genes are involved in controlling the coat colour of rat?

(b) Give suitable symbols to represent all the genes.

(c) Draw cross diagrams to describe all the crosses.

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