Researchers cross a corn plant that is pure-breeding for the dominant traits colored aleurone (C1), full kernel (Sh), and waxy endosperm (Wx) to a pure-breeding plant with the recessive traits colorless aleurone (c1), shrunken kernel (sh), and starchy (wx). The resulting F₁ plants were crossed to pure-breeding colorless, shrunken, starchy plants. Counting the kernels from about 30 ears of corn yields the following data.
Kernel Phenotype Number
Colored, shrunken, starchy 116
Colored, full, waxy 601
Colored, full, starchy 2538
Colored, shrunken, waxy 4
Colorless, shrunken, starchy 2708
Colorless, full, starchy 2
Colorless, full, waxy 113
Colorless, shrunken, waxy 626
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Calculate the recombination frequencies between the gene pairs.
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- 1. Introduction to Genetics51m
- 2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
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- 4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
- 5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
- 6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
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- 16. Transposable Elements47m
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4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage
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In Drosophila, Dichaete (D) is a mutation on chromosome III with a dominant effect on wing shape. It is lethal when homozygous. The genes ebony body (e) and pink eye (p) are recessive mutations on chromosome III. Flies from a Dichaete stock were crossed to homozygous ebony, pink flies, and the F₁ progeny, with a Dichaete phenotype, were backcrossed to the ebony, pink homozygotes. Using the results of this backcross shown in the table,Phenotype NumberDichaete 401ebony, pink 389Dichaete, ebony 84pink 96Dichaete, pink 2ebony 3Dichaete, ebony, pink 12wild type 13Diagram this cross, showing the genotypes of the parents and offspring of both crosses.

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