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You design Drosophila crosses to provide recombination data for gene a, which is located on the chromosome shown in Figure 15.12 in the textbook. Gene a has recombination frequencies of 14% with the vestigial-wing locus and 26% with the brown-eye locus. Where is a located on the chromosome?
Genotype
The genetic makeup of an individual organism; it consists of the alleles inherited from both parents and determines the potential characteristics of an individual.
Gene Expression
The process by which information from a gene is used to synthesize a functional gene product, such as proteins, thereby affecting the traits of an organism.
Epigenetics
The study of heritable changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence, influenced by environmental factors and lifestyle choices.
Frontal Lobe
The part of the human brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for executive functions such as decision making, problem solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.
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