Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (2nd Edition)

2nd Edition

ISBN: 9780321948908

Author: Mark F. Sanders, John L. Bowman

Publisher: PEARSON

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Genetic Analysis: An Integrated Approach (2nd Edition)

Ch. 4 - 1. Define and distinguish incomplete penetrance...Ch. 4 - 2. Define and distinguish epistasis and...Ch. 4 - When working on barley plants, two researchers...Ch. 4 - Fifteen bacterial colonies growing on a complete...Ch. 4 - 5. In a type of parakeet known as a “budgie,”...Ch. 4 - 6. The and blood groups are given below for four...Ch. 4 - The wild-type color of horned beetles is black,...Ch. 4 - 8. Two genes interact to produce various...Ch. 4 - Prob. 9P Ch. 4 - 10. In rats, gene produces black coat color if the...

Ch. 4 - 11. In the rats identified in Problem, a third...Ch. 4 - Using the information provided in Problems 10 and...Ch. 4 - 13. Total cholesterol in blood is reported as the...Ch. 4 - 14. Flower color in snapdragons results from the...Ch. 4 - 5. A plant line with reduced fertility comes to...Ch. 4 - Prob. 16P Ch. 4 - The coat color in mink is controlled by two...Ch. 4 - Prob. 18P Ch. 4 - 19. Feather color in parakeets is produced by the...Ch. 4 - Brachydactyly type D is a human autosomal dominant...Ch. 4 - 21. A male and a female mouse are each from...Ch. 4 - Xerodermapigmentosum (XP) is an autosomal...Ch. 4 - 23. Three strains of green-seeded lentil plants...Ch. 4 - Blue flower color is produced in a species of...Ch. 4 - 25. The following crosses are performed between...Ch. 4 - Two pure-breeding strains of summer squash...Ch. 4 - Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder...Ch. 4 - 28. Yeast are single-celled eukaryotic organisms...Ch. 4 - Prob. 29P Ch. 4 - Dr. Ara B. Dopsis and Dr. C. Ellie Gans are...Ch. 4 - Human ABO blood type is determined by three...Ch. 4 - In rabbits, albinism is an autosomal recessive...Ch. 4 - Dr. O. Sophila, a close friend of Dr. Ara B....Ch. 4 - In a breed of domestic cattle, horns can appear on...

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