1. You are given a female F1 of unknown genotype. You cross the female fly to a homozygous male that has forked bristles and malformed eyes. The offspring of the cross is shown below: (Define symbols for your traits) Number Phenotype Forked bristles, normal eyes 752 Genotype Forked bristles, malformed 56 eyes Malformed eyes, normal bristles 820 Normal eyes, normal bristles 64 a. What are the genotypes of the offspring? b. Based on the progeny, what were the genotypes of the F1 parents? What is the distance between for and mal?

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1. You are given a female F1 of unknown genotype. You cross the female fly to a
homozygous male that has forked bristles and malformed eyes. The offspring of
the cross is shown below:
(Define symbols for your traits)
Phenotype
Forked bristles, normal eyes 752
Number
Genotype
Forked bristles, malformed
56
eyes
Malformed eyes, normal
bristles
Normal eyes, normal
bristles
820
64
a. What are the genotypes of the offspring?
b. Based on the progeny, what were the genotypes of the F1 parents? What is the
distance between for and mal?
Transcribed Image Text:1. You are given a female F1 of unknown genotype. You cross the female fly to a homozygous male that has forked bristles and malformed eyes. The offspring of the cross is shown below: (Define symbols for your traits) Phenotype Forked bristles, normal eyes 752 Number Genotype Forked bristles, malformed 56 eyes Malformed eyes, normal bristles Normal eyes, normal bristles 820 64 a. What are the genotypes of the offspring? b. Based on the progeny, what were the genotypes of the F1 parents? What is the distance between for and mal?
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