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Set 3 Mendelian Genetics

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Question 1

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Assume that you have a garden and some pea plants have solid leaves and others have striped leaves. You conduct a series of crosses [(a) through (e)] and obtain the results given in the table. Define gene symbols and give the possible genotypes of the parents of each cross.
 Cross  progeny
     solid  sriped
 a  solid × sriped  55  60
 b  solid ×solid  36  0
 c  sriped × sriped  0  65
 d  solid ×solid  92  30
 e  solid × sriped  44  0

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(a) From cross (d), assume tha...

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Question 2

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According to Mendel's model, because of the ________ of chromosomes during meiosis, all possible combinations of gametes will be formed in equal frequency.

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independen...

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Question 3

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In peas, gray seed color is dominant to white. For the purposes of this question, assume that Mendel crossed plants with gray seeds with each other and the following progeny were produced: 320 gray and 80 white.
a) What is the most probable genotype of each parent?
a) What genotypic and phenotypic ratios are expected in the progeny of such a cross?

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(a) assuming the following sym...

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