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The color of chickens is determined by interacting loci: AA or Aa give white, aaBB or aaBb give colored, and aaBb produces white. Describe the epistatic interactions occurring between these two genes

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Chapter11: The Basic Principles Of Heredity

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Problem 12TYU: Genes A and B are 6 map units apart, and A and C are 4 map units apart. Which gene is in the middle...

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