Crossing of a Homozygous Wild Type with a Mutant That

question 49

Multiple Choice

Crossing of a homozygous wild type with a mutant that is heterozygous for a dominant mutation will result in F₁ progeny of which

• A)all show the mutant phenotype.
• B)half show the wild-type phenotype and half show the mutant phenotype.
• C)three-fourths show the wild-type phenotype and one-fourth show the mutant phenotype.
• D)all show the wild-type phenotype.

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