Are the genes linked, unlinked, or incompletely linked? In Drosophila, white eyes (w) and vestigial wings (vg) are recessive to red eyes and wildtype wings (w+ and vg+). P: w w vg vg x w+ w+ vg+ vg+F1: w+ w vg+ vg x w w vg vg Phenotypes # of Progeny white eyes; vestigial wings 247 red eyes; vestigial wings 249 white eyes; wt wings 253 red eyes; wt wings 252 Since half are recombinant and half ar non-recombinant (25% each phenotype). I am thinking these are an independent assortment and thus unlinked.
Are the genes linked, unlinked, or incompletely linked? In Drosophila, white eyes (w) and vestigial wings (vg) are recessive to red eyes and wildtype wings (w+ and vg+). P: w w vg vg x w+ w+ vg+ vg+F1: w+ w vg+ vg x w w vg vg Phenotypes # of Progeny white eyes; vestigial wings 247 red eyes; vestigial wings 249 white eyes; wt wings 253 red eyes; wt wings 252 Since half are recombinant and half ar non-recombinant (25% each phenotype). I am thinking these are an independent assortment and thus unlinked.
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Are the genes linked, unlinked, or incompletely linked?
In Drosophila, white eyes (w) and vestigial wings (vg) are recessive to red eyes and wildtype wings (w+ and vg+).
P: w w vg vg x w+ w+ vg+ vg+
F1: w+ w vg+ vg x w w vg vg
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# of Progeny |
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white eyes; vestigial wings |
247 |
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red eyes; vestigial wings |
249 |
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white eyes; wt wings |
253 |
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red eyes; wt wings |
252 |
Since half are recombinant and half ar non-recombinant (25% each phenotype). I am thinking these are an independent assortment and thus unlinked.
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