Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 4TYK
What genotypes, and in what frequencies, will be present in the offspring from the following matings?
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 12.1 - Two pairs of traits are segregating in a cross....Ch. 12.1 - If, instead, the four phenotypes in question 1...Ch. 12.2 - Palomino horses have a golden coat color, with a...Ch. 12.2 - A true-breeding rabbit with agouti (mottled,...Ch. 12 - The dominant C allele of a gene that controls...Ch. 12 - In peas, the allele Le produces tall plants and...Ch. 12 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 12 - What genotypes, and in what frequencies, will be...Ch. 12 - In addition to the two genes in problem 4, assume...Ch. 12 - Prob. 6TYK
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