The Following Cross Produced 125 Progeny: AaBbCcDd × AaBbccDD

question 51

Essay

The following cross produced 125 progeny: aaBbCcDd × AaBbccDD. Assume all the genes assort independently and that the uppercase letters represent dominant alleles.
a. How many offspring are expected to express the phenotype ABCD?
b. How many offspring are expected to have the genotype aaBBccDd?
c. How many offspring are expected to have the genotype AaBbCcDd?

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