1. You have 3 turtles, each with a mutation that causes them to have a strange polka dotted pattern on their shells. You don't know if the mutations are in the same gene or in different genes. a. What type of test would you perform to determine this? b. You breed the turtles and get the following results (+ = wild type, - = polka-dotted): Turtle 1 Turtle 2 Turtle 3 Turtle 1 Turtle 2 Turtle 3 What can be said of the genes involved in generating the polka-dotted phenotype? Are the mutations in each turtle on the same gene or different genes?

1. You have 3 turtles, each with a mutation that causes them to have a strange polka dotted pattern on their shells. You don't know if the mutations are in the same gene or in different genes. a. What type of test would you perform to determine this? b. You breed the turtles and get the following results (+ = wild type, - = polka-dotted): Turtle 1 Turtle 2 Turtle 3 Turtle 1 Turtle 2 Turtle 3 What can be said of the genes involved in generating the polka-dotted phenotype? Are the mutations in each turtle on the same gene or different genes?

Biology (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337392938

Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Publisher:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

Chapter16: Human Genetics And The Human Genome

Section: Chapter Questions

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