
Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 32P
The Neurospora octad shown came from a cross between a+ and a− strains.
a. Is this an MI or an MII octad or neither? Explain. |
b. Diagram the production of this octad. |
c. Is it possible to observe evidence of heteroduplex formation in a Neurospora ascus even if gene conversion did not occur during formation of the octad? Explain. |
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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