Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 2A
If the two genes in the previous question showed complete linkage, what would you predict for an F2
a. 1 red tall:2 pink short:1 white short
b. 1 red tall:2 red short:1 white short
c. 1 pink tall:2 red tall:1 white short
d. 1 red tall:2 pink tall:1 white short
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