First, let us look at how recombinants are detected experimentally. The detec- tion of recombinants in organisms with haploid life cycles such as fungi or algae is straightforward. The input and output types in haploid life cycles are the geno- types of individuals rather than gametes and may thus be inferred directly from phenotypes. Figure 3-11 can be viewed as summarizing the simple detection of recombinants in organisms with haploid life cycles. Detecting recombinants in organisms with diploid life cycles is trickier. The input and output types in diploid cycles are gametes. Thus, we must know the genotypes of both input and output gametes to detect recombinants in an organism with a diploid cycle. Though we Recombinants are meiotic output different from meiotic input Input A.B a.b 2n Meiotic diploid A/a B/b Meiosis A.B Parental (input) type Output Parental (input) type A. Recombinant Recombinant FIGURE 3-11 Recombinants (blue) are those products of meiosis with allele combinations different from those of the haploid cells that formed the meiotic diploid (yellow). Note that genes A/a and B/b are shown separated by a dot because they may be on the same chromosome or on different chromosomes.

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In Figure 3-11, if the input genotypes were a • B and A • b,
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First, let us look at how recombinants are detected experimentally. The detec-
tion of recombinants in organisms with haploid life cycles such as fungi or algae
is straightforward. The input and output types in haploid life cycles are the geno-
types of individuals rather than gametes and may thus be inferred directly from
phenotypes. Figure 3-11 can be viewed as summarizing the simple detection of
recombinants in organisms with haploid life cycles. Detecting recombinants in
organisms with diploid life cycles is trickier. The input and output types in diploid
cycles are gametes. Thus, we must know the genotypes of both input and output
gametes to detect recombinants in an organism with a diploid cycle. Though we
Recombinants are meiotic output
different from meiotic input
Input
A.B
a.b
2n
Meiotic
diploid
A/a B/b
Meiosis
A.B
Parental (input) type
Output
Parental (input) type
A.
Recombinant
Recombinant
FIGURE 3-11 Recombinants (blue) are those products of meiosis
with allele combinations different from those of the haploid cells that
formed the meiotic diploid (yellow). Note that genes A/a and B/b are
shown separated by a dot because they may be on the same
chromosome or on different chromosomes.
Transcribed Image Text:First, let us look at how recombinants are detected experimentally. The detec- tion of recombinants in organisms with haploid life cycles such as fungi or algae is straightforward. The input and output types in haploid life cycles are the geno- types of individuals rather than gametes and may thus be inferred directly from phenotypes. Figure 3-11 can be viewed as summarizing the simple detection of recombinants in organisms with haploid life cycles. Detecting recombinants in organisms with diploid life cycles is trickier. The input and output types in diploid cycles are gametes. Thus, we must know the genotypes of both input and output gametes to detect recombinants in an organism with a diploid cycle. Though we Recombinants are meiotic output different from meiotic input Input A.B a.b 2n Meiotic diploid A/a B/b Meiosis A.B Parental (input) type Output Parental (input) type A. Recombinant Recombinant FIGURE 3-11 Recombinants (blue) are those products of meiosis with allele combinations different from those of the haploid cells that formed the meiotic diploid (yellow). Note that genes A/a and B/b are shown separated by a dot because they may be on the same chromosome or on different chromosomes.
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