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Phenotype Number of Progeny virescent 200 purple 237 brown 82 virescent, brown 2

ID: 2446 • Letter: P

Question

Phenotype

Number of Progeny

virescent

200

purple

237

brown

82

virescent, brown

230

virescent, purple

79

purple, brown

195

wild type

42

virescent, purple, brown

44

Which locus appears to be in the middle?

a) pr; b) v; c) bm; d) all threegenes assort independently; e) two of the genes are linked and thethird is on another chromosome.

The distance between the bm and pr gene lociis:

a) 7.8 map units; b) 35.6 map units; c) 42.1 map units; d) 22.3map units; e) none of the above.

The interference value for the above cross is:

a) .097; b) 0.196; c) 0.63; d) 0.80; e) none of the above.

Phenotype

Number of Progeny

virescent

200

purple

237

brown

82

virescent, brown

230

virescent, purple

79

purple, brown

195

wild type

42

virescent, purple, brown

44

Explanation / Answer

B B E