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What would Mendel have observed in a dihybrid cross if the two loci were 10 cM apart on the same chromosome? Is this likely to have led him to the idea of independent assortment?
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- A diploid trihybrid plant was testcrossed. Each of the three genes determines a single Mendelian trait. Two of the three genes are closely linked and crossover never occurs between them. What proportion of the progeny phenotypically resembles the trihybrid plant itself?arrow_forwardIn a mendelian monohbrid cross which generation is always completely heterozygous?arrow_forwardCan a monohybrid cross be used to illustrate Mendel’s principle of independent assortment?arrow_forward
- Diagrammatic representation of a test cross?arrow_forwardWhen Gregor Mendel was working in the mid 1800s, scientists had not yet discovered chromosomes or meiosis. However, we now understand how Mendel's principles are rooted in the events of meiosis. As an example of this, state Mendel's principle of independent assortment and explain how it relates to independent assortment in meiosis.arrow_forwardA cross is made between two plants with five independently assorting genes. SHOW YOUR WORK AA Bb Dd Ee hh X Aa Bb Dd ee Hh What is the probability of obtaining a plant with the genotype AA BB Dd ee Hh?arrow_forward
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- Given the karyotype shown at right, is this a male or a female? Normal or abnormal? What would the phenotype of this individual be?arrow_forwardYou want to determine whether genes a and b are linked. What cross would you use and why? How would this cross tell you if they are linked?arrow_forwardThe text outlines some of the problems Frederick William I encountered in his attempt to breed tall Potsdam Guards. a. Why were the results he obtained so different from those obtained by Mendel with short and tall pea plants? b. Why were most of the children shorter than their tall parents?arrow_forward
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