A cross between fruit files with genotypes Aa Bb × aa bb produces the following progeny: 10 Aa Bb 40 Aa bb 40 aa Bb 10 aa bb Were the parental alleles in the coupling or repulsion configuration? Briefly explain

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A cross between fruit files with genotypes Aa Bb × aa bb produces the following progeny:

10 Aa Bb 40 Aa bb 40 aa Bb 10 aa bb

Were the parental alleles in the coupling or repulsion configuration? Briefly explain

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In a cross, the arrangement of linked alleles on the chromosomes is critical for determining the outcome. When two wild-type alleles are on one homologous chromosome and two mutant alleles are on the other, they are in the coupling configuration; when each chromosome contains one wild-type allele and one mutant allele, the alleles are in repulsion.

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