In One Short Chromosome Arm the Average Frequency of Crossovers

question 9

Multiple Choice

In one short chromosome arm the average frequency of crossovers per meiosis was measured to be 0.5.What proportion of meioses will have no crossovers at all in this region?

• A)0.40
• B)0.52
• C)0.60
• D)0.74
• E)0.90

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