In Tomatoes, Tall Is Dominant to Dwarf, and Smooth Fruits

question 106

Multiple Choice

In tomatoes, tall is dominant to dwarf, and smooth fruits are dominant to hairy fruits.A plant homozygous for both dominant traits is crossed with a plant homozygous for both recessive traits.The F₁ progeny are crossed with a homozygous recessive, with the results shown in the table. These data indicate that the genes are

• A) on different chromosomes.
• B) linked and show 5 percent recombination.
• C) linked and show 10 percent recombination.
• D) linked and show 20 percent recombination.
• E) linked and show 40 percent recombination.

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