Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
Genetics: From Genes to Genomes
6th Edition
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 13, Problem 24P
a. Among the progeny of a self-fertilized semisterile corn plant heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation, what ratio do you expect for progeny plants with normal fertility versus those showing semisterility? In this problem, ignore the rare gametes produced by adjacent-2 segregation.
b. Among the progeny of a particular self-fertilized semisterile corn plant heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation, the ratio of fertile to semisterile plants was 1:4. How can you explain this deviation from your answer to part (a)?
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a. Among the progeny of a self-fertilized semisterilecorn plant heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation, what ratio do you expect for progeny plantswith normal fertility versus those showing semisterility? In this problem, ignore the rare gametesproduced by adjacent-2 segregation.b. Among the progeny of a particular self-fertilizedsemisterile corn plant heterozygous for a reciprocaltranslocation, the ratio of fertile to semisterileplants was 1:4. How can you explain this deviationfrom your answer to part (a)?
. a. A mouse cross A/a ⋅ B/b × a/a ⋅ b/b is made, and inthe progeny there are25% A/a ⋅ B/b, 25% a/a ⋅ b/b,25% A/a ⋅ b/b, 25% a/a ⋅ B/bExplain these proportions with the aid of simplifiedmeiosis diagrams.b. A mouse cross C/c ⋅ D/d × c/c ⋅ d/d is made, and inthe progeny there are45% C/c ⋅ d/d, 45% c/c ⋅ D/d,5% c/c ⋅ d/d, 5% C/c ⋅ D/dExplain these proportions with the aid of simplifiedmeiosis diagrams.
a. In Drosophila, crosses between F1 heterozygotes ofthe form A b / a B always yield the same ratio ofphenotypes in the F2 progeny regardless of the distance between the two genes (assuming completedominance for both autosomal genes). What is thisratio? Would this also be the case if the F1 heterozygotes were A B / a b? (Hint: Remember that inDrosophila, recombination does not take placeduring spermatogenesis.)b. If you intercrossed F1 heterozygotes of the formA b / a B in mice, the phenotypic ratio among the F2progeny would vary with the map distance betweenthe two genes. Is there a simple way to estimate themap distance based on the frequencies of the F2phenotypes, assuming rates of recombination areequal in males and females? Could you estimatemap distances in the same way if the mouse F1heterozygotes were A B / a b?

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Genetics: From Genes to Genomes

Ch. 13 - Genes a and b are 21 m.u. apart when mapped in...Ch. 13 - In the following group of figures, the pink lines...Ch. 13 - Three strains of Drosophila Bravo, X-ray, and...Ch. 13 - Two yeast strains were mated and sporulated...Ch. 13 - Suppose a haploid yeast strain carrying two...Ch. 13 - In the mating between two haploid yeast strains...Ch. 13 - During ascus formation in Neurospora, any...Ch. 13 - In the following figure, black and pink lines...Ch. 13 - In Drosophila, the gene for cinnabar eye color is...Ch. 13 - Semisterility in corn, as seen by unfilled ears...Ch. 13 - A promising biological method for insect control...Ch. 13 - Prob. 23PCh. 13 - a. Among the progeny of a self-fertilized...Ch. 13 - Duchenne muscular dystrophy DMD is caused by a...Ch. 13 - WHIM syndrome is a disease of the immune system...Ch. 13 - Explain how transposable elements can cause the...Ch. 13 - The Drosophila genome normally harbors about 40 P...Ch. 13 - Drosophila P elements were discovered because of a...Ch. 13 - Flies homozygous for mutant alleles of a...Ch. 13 - Fred and Mary have a child named Bob. The genomic...Ch. 13 - Uniparental disomy is a rare phenomenon in which...Ch. 13 - Among adults with Turner syndrome, it has been...Ch. 13 - In Neurospora, his2 mutants require the amino acid...Ch. 13 - Human geneticists interested in the effects of...Ch. 13 - The incidence of Down syndrome will be very high...Ch. 13 - The Drosophila chromosome 4 is extremely small;...Ch. 13 - Down syndrome is usually caused by having a...Ch. 13 - Common red clover, Trifolium pratense, is a...Ch. 13 - The numbers of chromosomes in the somatic cells of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 41PCh. 13 - Somatic cells in organisms of a particular diploid...Ch. 13 - An allotetraploid species has a genome composed of...Ch. 13 - Prob. 44PCh. 13 - Chromosomes normally associate during meiosis I as...Ch. 13 - Using whole-genome sequencing, how could you...Ch. 13 - Prob. 47PCh. 13 - Prob. 48PCh. 13 - Seedless watermelons that you find in the...Ch. 13 - The names of hybrid animals are usually themselves...Ch. 13 - While most animals cannot tolerate polyploidy,...Ch. 13 - What characteristic property of translocations...Ch. 13 - Prob. 53PCh. 13 - In the accompanying figure, the top and bottom...Ch. 13 - Prob. 55PCh. 13 - The accompanying figure shows idiograms of human...Ch. 13 - Prob. 57P
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