Egg and Fluffy Are Two Linked Bird Genes That Are

question 7

Multiple Choice

Egg and Fluffy are two linked bird genes that are 16 map units apart.The E allele of Egg produces large eggs, and the e allele produces small eggs (E is dominant) .The F allele produces fluffy feathers, and the f allele produces nonfluffy feathers (F is dominant) .If EeFf is crossed with eeff, what proportion of the offspring should be birds that produce small eggs and fluffy feathers? (Note: Assume that the parents of EeFf were EEFF and eeff.)

• A) 8 percent
• B) 16 percent
• C) 42 percent
• D) 84 percent
• E) 100 percent