You Mate a Squash with the Genotype AAbb with a Squash

question 38

Essay

You mate a squash with the genotype AAbb with a squash with the genotype aaBB.The resulting F1 squash are all AaBb.After mating two F₁ squash,you obtain an F₂ generation of squash as follows:
A- B- 5
A- bb 45
aa B- 47
aa bb 3
Total 100
Are A and B linked? Why or why not?

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