ETEXT CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS INSTANT
ETEXT CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS INSTANT
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Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 11TYU

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Crossing over is thought to be evolutionarily advantageous because it continually shuffles genetic alleles into novel combinations. Until recently, it was thought that Y-linked genes might degenerate because they lack homologous genes on the X chromosome with which to recombine. However, when the Y chromosome was sequenced, eight large regions were found to be internally homologous to each other, and quite a few of the 78 genes represent duplicates. Explain how this might be beneficial.

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EVOLUTION CONNECTION Crossing over is thought to beevolutionarily advantageous because it continually shufflesgenetic alleles into novel combinations. Until recently, it wasthought that the genes on the Y chromosome might degenerate because they lack homologous genes on the X chromosomewith which to pair up prior to crossing over. However, when theY chromosome was sequenced, eight large regions were foundto be internally homologous to each other, and quite a few ofthe 78 genes represent duplicates. (Y chromosome researcherDavid Page has called it a “hall of mirrors.”) Explain what mightbe a benefit of these regions.
Cat fur coat color genetics is interesting. Orange fur is dominant (''B'') to black fur (''b'') and piebald, which is white spotting, is dominant (''S'') to non-white-spotted (''s''). Both of those genes are located on the X chromosome. In addition, in cats, somatic cells exhibit X-inactivation randomly, which explains why there are tortoiseshell cats (when heterozygous, have orange and black spots) as well as calico cats (orange and black but also with white spots). An orange and white spotted male is mated with a tortoiseshell female. Draw a dihybrid Punnet square to show the possible offspring:
Item 10 10 of 15 > A cross in Drosophila melanogaster involved the recessive X-linked genes for white eye (w), yellow body (y), and cut wings (c). A wild-type tri-hybrid female was crossed with wild-type males and only the male offspring were tallied. On the basis of the results shown below, which of the choices shown best represents the genetic map of the three loci on the X-chromosome? Phenotype Male Offspring +у ct 63 W + + 60 w y ct 16 + + + 11 + + ct 4 w y + + у + 247 w + ct 197 5.5 mu 21.5 mu >< ct 5.5 mu 21.5 mu y ct 21.5 mu 5.5 mu ct 4.5 mu 20.5 mu y ct 20.5 mu 4.5 mu ct Submit Request Answer

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