Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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ISBN: 9781259700903
Author: Leland Hartwell Dr., Michael L. Goldberg Professor Dr., Janice Fischer, Leroy Hood Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 7P
If the a and b loci are 20 m.u. apart in humans and an AB/ab woman mates with an ab/ab man, what is the probability that their first child will be Ab/ab?
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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
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