Assume That a Cross Is Made Between AaBb and Aabb

question 8

Multiple Choice

Assume that a cross is made between AaBb and aabb plants and that the offspring occur in the following numbers: 106 AaBb,48 Aabb,52 aaBb,94 aabb.These results are consistent with which scenario described?

• A)It is impossible to tell.
• B)There is a very high coefficient of coincidence.
• C)The genes are unlinked.
• D)In the AaBb parent,the dominant alleles are on one homolog and the recessive alleles are on the other.
• E)In the AaBb parent,each homolog has one dominant allele and one recessive allele.

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