Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134605173
Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 33P
An organism having the genotype AaBbCcDdEe is self-fertilized. Assuming the five genes assort independently, determine the following proportions:
a. gametes that are expected to carry only dominant alleles
b. progeny that are expected to have a genotype identical to that of the parent
c. progeny that are expected to have a
d. gametes that are expected to be ABcde e. progeny that are expected to have the genotype AabbCcDdE–
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1. Compare and contrast the following terms:
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15. The accompanying pedigree shows the...Ch. 2 -
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