4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage
Mapping Genes
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Problem 17b
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionDrosophila females homozygous for the third chromosomal genes pink and ebony (the same genes from Problem 16) were crossed with males homozygous for the second chromosomal gene dumpy. Because these genes are recessive, all offspring were wild type (normal). F₁ females were testcrossed to triply recessive males. If we assume that the two linked genes, pink and ebony, are 20 mu apart, predict the results of this cross. If the reciprocal cross were made (F₁ males—where no crossing over occurs—with triply recessive females), how would the results vary, if at all?
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