You Are Studying Three Genes X, Y, and Z That

question 35

Multiple Choice

You are studying three genes X, Y, and Z that are linked (in that order) in the Imperial Scorpion Pandinus imperator. The distance between X and Y is 10 m.u., the distance between Y and Z is 8 m.u. You conduct a testcross by crossing a heterozygous female with a homozygous recessive male and obtain 1500 testcross progeny. When the progeny are analyzed, you find five double-crossover offspring. What is the interference value shown by this cross?

• A) 0.008
• B)0) 42
• C) 0.12
• D) 0.58
• E) 0.22

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