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Study of the eating habits of nightcrawlers revealed the following linkage map:

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Question

Study of the eating habits of nightcrawlers revealed the following linkage map:

Worm Size                                   Hunger                                   Eating Speed

Normal                                          Normal                                    Slow                            Dominant

Dwarf                                            Very Hungry                           Fast                             Recessive

                        3 m.u.                                                  6 m.u.

The following crosses were made:

True Breeding strain of Normal Size, Normal Hunger, and Fast Eating worms crossed to

True Breeding strain of Dwarf Size, Very Hungry, and Slow Eating worms. The resulting F1 was then testcrossed.

a. The genotype for the F1 individuals is: (Assign above and below the two chromosomes below:

b. The expected frequency of Normal Size, Normal Hunger, and Slow eating individuals from the testcross is_______________.

c. The expected frequency of Dwarf Size, Fast Eating individuals is________________.

Explanation / Answer

A.Genotype of F1 individual: Let say parent is NNHHFFXnnhhff

Normal Size, Normal Hunger, and Fast Eating worms(NNHHFF)

Dwarf Size, Very Hungry, and Slow Eating worms(nnhhff)

therefore genotype of F1 will be: NnHhFf

B.Test cross: F1 crossed with Recessive parent id test cross.so, NnHhFfXnnhhff

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results:

from the above test cross: The expected frequency of Normal Size, Normal Hunger, and Slow eating individuals(Atleast one N, H, F in genotype) from the testcross is 8/64=1/8.

C. The expected frequency of Dwarf Size, Fast Eating individuals(having hh andf ff in genotype) is 16/64=1/4

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