Campbell Biology In Focus
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780134203072
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11.2, Problem 1CC
For any gene with a dominant allele A and recessive allele a, what proportions of the offspring from an AA × Aa cross are expected to be homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, and heterozygous?
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