Questions from Genetics


Q: In your own words, explain why a testcross cannot produce more

In your own words, explain why a testcross cannot produce more than 50% recombinant offspring. When a testcross does produce 50% recombinant offspring, what does this result mean?

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Q: Explain why the percentage of recombinant offspring in a testcross is a

Explain why the percentage of recombinant offspring in a testcross is a more accurate measure of map distance when two genes are close together. When two genes are far apart, is the percentage of reco...

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Q: If two genes are more than 50 mu apart, how would

If two genes are more than 50 mu apart, how would you ever be able to show experimentally that they are located on the same chromosome?

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Q: In Morgan’s three-factor crosses of Figure 6.3,

In Morgan’s three-factor crosses of Figure 6.3, he realized that crossing over was more frequent between the eye color and wing length genes than between the body color and eye color...

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Q: Two genes are located on the same chromosome and are known to

Two genes are located on the same chromosome and are known to be 12 mu apart. An AABB individual was crossed to an aabb individual to produce AaBb offspring. The AaBb offspring were then testcrossed t...

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Q: Two genes, designated A and B, are located 10 mu

Two genes, designated A and B, are located 10 mu from each other. A third gene, designated C, is located 15 mu from B and 5 mu from A. The parental generation consisting of AA bb CC and aa BB cc indiv...

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Q: In the experiment of Figure 7.1, a met−

In the experiment of Figure 7.1, a met− bio− thr+ leu+ thi+ cell could become met+ bio+ thr+ leu+ thi+ by a (rare) double mutation that converts the metâˆ...

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Q: In the experiment of Figure 7.1, Lederberg and Tatum

In the experiment of Figure 7.1, Lederberg and Tatum could not discern whether met+ bio+ genetic material was transferred to the met− bio− thr+ leu+ thi+ strain or...

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Q: Explain how a U-tube apparatus can distinguish between genetic transfer

Explain how a U-tube apparatus can distinguish between genetic transfer involving conjugation and genetic transfer involving transduction. Do you think a U-tube could be used to distinguish between tr...

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Q: What is an interrupted mating experiment? What type of experimental information

What is an interrupted mating experiment? What type of experimental information can be obtained from this type of study? Why is it necessary to interrupt mating?

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