Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321948908
Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 48P
Alleles of the IGF-1 gene in dogs, encoding insulin-like growth factor, largely determine whether a domestic dog will be large or small. Dogs with an ancestral domi-nant allele are large, whereas dogs homozygous for the mutant recessive allele are small. Chondrodysplasia, a short-legged phenotype (as in dachshunds and basset hounds), is caused by a dominant gain-of-function allele of the FGF4 gene. The MSTN gene encodes myostatin, a regulator of muscle development. Dogs with a dominant ancestral allele of the MTSN gene have normal muscle development, while dogs homozygous for recessive mutants in the MTSN gene are “double muscled” and have trouble running quickly. However, dogs heterozy-gous for the mutant allele run faster than either of the homozygotes. You breed a pure-breeding small basset hound ofnormal musculature with a pure-breeding “bully” whip-pet, a double-muscled large dog with normal legs.
a. What are the genotypes and
b. If the
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Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (2nd Edition)
Ch. 2 -
1. Compare and contrast the following terms:
a....Ch. 2 - For the cross , what is the expected genotype...Ch. 2 - 37. Galactosemia is an autosomal recessive...Ch. 2 - In mice, black coat color is dominant to white...Ch. 2 - Two parents plan to have three children. What is...Ch. 2 - Consider the cross AaBbCCAABbCc. a. How many...Ch. 2 - If a chi-square test produces a chi-square value...Ch. 2 -
8. Determine whether the statements below are...Ch. 2 - In the datura plant, purple flower color is...Ch. 2 - 10. The dorsal pigment pattern of frogs can be...
Ch. 2 - 11. Black skin color is dominant to pink skin...Ch. 2 - A male mouse with brown fur color is mated to two...Ch. 2 - 13. Figure 2.12 shows the results of Mendel’s...Ch. 2 - 14. An experienced goldfish breeder receives two...Ch. 2 -
15. The accompanying pedigree shows the...Ch. 2 -
16. A geneticist crosses a pure-breeding strain...Ch. 2 - Suppose an F1 plant from Problem 16 is crossed to...Ch. 2 - 18. In pea plants, the appearance of flowers along...Ch. 2 - 19. If two six-sided dice are rolled, what is the...Ch. 2 - Experimental Insight 2.1 describes data, collected...Ch. 2 -
21. The accompanying pedigree shows the...Ch. 2 - 22. The seeds in bush bean pods are each the...Ch. 2 - List all the different gametes that are possible...Ch. 2 - Organisms with the genotypes AABbCcDd and AaBbCcDd...Ch. 2 -
52. In humans, the ability to bend the thumb...Ch. 2 - In the fruit fly Drosophila, a rudimentary wing...Ch. 2 - In pea plants, plant height, seed shape, and seed...Ch. 2 - A variety of pea plant called Blue Persian...Ch. 2 - 29. In tomato plants, the production of red fruit...Ch. 2 - A male and a female are each heterozygous for both...Ch. 2 - 31. In a sample of families with children each,...Ch. 2 - Prob. 32PCh. 2 - A woman expressing a dominant phenotype is...Ch. 2 - Two parents who are each known to be carriers of...Ch. 2 - 33. An organism having the genotype AaBbCcDdEe is...Ch. 2 - 34. A man and a woman are each heterozygous...Ch. 2 - For a single dice roll, there is a 16 chance that...Ch. 2 - You have four guinea pigs for a genetic study. One...Ch. 2 - 37. Galactosemia is an autosomal recessive...Ch. 2 - Sweet yellow tomatoes with a pear shape bring a...Ch. 2 - A cross between a spicy variety of Capsicum annum...Ch. 2 - Alkaptonuria is an infrequent autosomal recessive...Ch. 2 - 41. Humans vary in many ways from one another....Ch. 2 - 42. In chickens, the presence of feathers on the...Ch. 2 -
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