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

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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 test-crossed with the following results in the F₂ progeny: 96 tall with smooth fruits; 94 dwarf with hairy fruits; 6 tall with hairy fruits; and 4 dwarf with smooth fruits.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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