Locus A has two alleles (A and a) while locus B has two alleles (B and b). The recombination frequency between locus A and locus B is 17%.  A F1 heterozygote in trans-configuration is mated with an aabb individual. What are the expected phenotypic percentages in the resulting progeny? Round your percentages to the nearest tenths and in the following format, replacing the "0.0" with your percentages:

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Locus A has two alleles (A and a) while locus B has two alleles (B and b). The recombination frequency between locus A and locus B is 17%.  A F1 heterozygote in trans-configuration is mated with an aabb individual. What are the expected phenotypic percentages in the resulting progeny? Round your percentages to the nearest tenths and in the following format, replacing the "0.0" with your percentages:

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Recombination is the process by which genes separate from each other during the crossover of homologous chromosomes and leads to the production of new alleles. It results in the formation of recombinant progeny, which is different from the parental genotype.

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