In Drosophila flies, the allele b gives a black body, and the allele b+ gives brown, the wild-type phenotype. The allele wx of a separate gene gives waxy wings, and wx+ gives non-waxy. The allele cn of a third gene gives cinnabar eyes, and cn+ gives red. A female heterozygous for these three genes is testcrossed, and 745 progenies are produced which are phenotypically classified as follows: (see image) Make a linkage map of the three genes. Compute for interference and explain what the derived value means

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In Drosophila flies, the allele b gives a black body, and the allele b+ gives brown, the wild-type phenotype. The allele wx of a separate gene gives waxy wings, and wx+ gives non-waxy. The allele cn of a third gene gives cinnabar eyes, and cn+ gives red. A female heterozygous for these three genes is testcrossed, and 745 progenies are produced which are phenotypically classified as follows: (see image)

Make a linkage map of the three genes. Compute for interference and explain what the derived value means. Show complete solutions to support your answers

 

5 b* wx* cn*
49 b wx* cn*
33 b* wx cn*
4 b wx cn
287 b* wx* cn
35 b wx* cn
53 b* wx cn
279 b wx cn*
Transcribed Image Text:5 b* wx* cn* 49 b wx* cn* 33 b* wx cn* 4 b wx cn 287 b* wx* cn 35 b wx* cn 53 b* wx cn 279 b wx cn*
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