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Flower color in snapdragons results from the amount of the pigment anthocyanin in the petals. Red flowers are produced by plants that have full anthocyanin production, and ivory-colored flowers are produced by plants that lack the ability to produce anthocyanin. The allele
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- Discuss why Mendel's hybrid offspring begin to exhibit the original traits expressed by the P1 generation or the pure-breeding parents used in the original cross. What would happen if the hybrid offspring were allowed to breed without interference from Mendel for an extended period of time and the different ways plants can breed.arrow_forwardThe results of a test cross of a plant that is heterozygous for three traits encoded by the genes D, R, and Q are summarized in the table (below), which shows the numbers of offspring that inherited each combination of alleles from the heterozygous parent. Use the data collected to make a genetic map of genes D, R, and Q. Make a map of the distance between these three genes. Report your results by entering the genetic distance between each pair of genes to the nearest 0.1 cM in the blanks below. Distance D-Q: Distance D-R: Distance Q-R: Alleles from heterozygous parent R d d D D D D d r R r r R r R Number q 474 Q 289 q 286 q 30 Q 475 Q 155 159 32 q Q cM см cMarrow_forwardThe shape of a pumpkin is determined by the action of two genes A and B. The recessive forms of these two alleles produces a flattened-shaped fruit, whereas the dominant forms of these two alleles produce the typical pumpkin with ridges. When both alleles are heterozygous a disc-shaped pumpkin is produced. If the genotype of the pumpkin plant is homozygous dominant at one allele and heterozygous at the other, the pumpkin will be ball-shaped. If the pumpkin plant is homozygous recessive at one allele and heterozygous at the other allele it produces an oblong-shaped fruit. Plants with genotypes other than the ones listed in this question do not produce pumpkins. Do the following cross: two pumpkin plants capable of making disc-shaped pumpkins are crossed with each other. Based on this cross, answer the following: (Show your work below.) How many of the progeny will make ball-shaped pumpkins?__________________________________________ How many of the progeny will make disc-shaped…arrow_forward
- A horticulturist runs a test cross with an offspring (F1 generation) purple plant from Question 8. The phenotypic frequencies of the resulting offspring are 50% white and 50% purple. What is the true genotype of this offspring (F1 generation) purple plant?arrow_forwardUse the following information to answer the next question. A Venn Diagram Showing the Relationship Between Oogenesis and Spermatogeneis. Oogenesis 1 NOTE: Similarities are represented by area 2. Differences are represented by areas 1 or 3. Match the numbered regions with the descriptions below. Spermatogenesis 3 Four viable gametes produced: Occurs in gonads: Daughter cells equal in size Unequal cytoplasmic division ▶arrow_forwardWaxy endosperm (wx), shrunken endosperm (sh) and yellow seedling (v) are encoded by three recessive genes in corn that are linked on chromosome 5. A corn plant homozygous for all three recessive alleles is crossed with a plant homozygous for all the dominant alleles. The resulting F1 are then crossed with a plant homozygous for the recessive alleles in a three point test cross. The progeny of the test cross are: wx sh WX SH V WX SH V Wx sh WX sh V SH v SH V V 87 1,515 94 WX 1,531 3,479 292 WX Wx sh v 3,478 280 a. Determine the order of the genes on the chromosome. b. Calculate the map distances between the genes. c. Determine the cc and I.arrow_forward
- In garden pea plants, tall stem height (T) is dominant over short stem height (t), and green pod colour (G) is dominant over yellow pod colour (g). Some Genotypes of Pea Plants TTGG TTGg TTgg TtGG TtGg Ttgg ttGG ttGg ttgg Identify the correct genotypes listed above for the pea plant phenotypes described below. Phenotype Number Pure breeding tall, green pod pea plant Answer Pea plant used for a test cross Answer Heterozygous tall and green pod pea plant Answer Yellow pod heterozygous tall pea plant Answerarrow_forwardIn this program, you are provided with phenotype pair counts of F2 offspring at two research institutes. The key different between this work and previous work is that now we consider two genes instead of one. The phenotype pairs are the (shape, color) of peas from a pea plant. It turns out that there are two separate genes that code for these phenotypes. We shall call them Shape and Color. Gregor Mendel originally recorded these experiments in green peas. Using the notation: R = Round (dominant) allele at Shape gene; r = Wrinkled (recessive) allele at Shape gene; Y = Yellow (dominant) allele at Color gene; y = Green (recessive) allele at Color gene; then the shape and color of any pea can be determined by studying the genotypes at each gene. It turns out that, when one mates a plant that is homozygous for the dominant alleles (RRYY) with a plant that is homozygous for the recessive alleles (rryy), the F1 generation are heterozygous at both genes, as with a single gene disorder.…arrow_forwardIn some plants a red pigment is synthesized from a colorless precursor. The addition of a hydroxyl group to the precursor molecule causes it to become purple. In a cross between two randomly selected purple plants, the following results were obtained. 94 purple 31 red 43 white Q:What are the genotypes of the two random purple plants? R/r; P/p X R/r; P/p R/r; p/p X R/r; p/p r/r; P/p X r/r; P/p r/r; p/p X r/r; p/p R/R; P/P X r/r; p/parrow_forward
- You are studying three linked genes in snapdragons. The flower color locus is in the center. There are 8.3 cM between the flower color locus and the plant height locus. There are 12.4 cM between the flower color locus and the leaf type locus. The coefficient of coincidence is 0.8. Pure-breeding tall, red-flowered plants with fuzzy leaves were crossed to pure-breeding dwarf, blue-flowered plants with smooth leaves. The F1 were testcrossed. Calculate the proportion of the testcross progeny that are expected to have red flowers and fuzzy leaves. Round properly to 4 decimal digits. Answer:arrow_forwardMore Crosses with Pea Plants: The Principle of Independent Assortment Consider the following cross: P1: AABBCCDDEE aabbccddee F1: AaBbCcDdEe (self-cross to get F2) What is the chance of getting an AaBBccDdee individual in the F2 generation?arrow_forwardFigure 8.10 In pea plants, purple flowers (P) are dominant to white (p), and yellow peas (Y) are dominant to green (y). What are the possible genotypes and phenotypes for a cross between PpYY and ppYy pea plants? How many squares would you need to complete a Punnett square analysis of this cross?arrow_forward
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