Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 14, Problem 8TYK
In the F2 of a dihybrid cross involving two independently assorting genes, what proportion of the offspring will be true-breeding?
- a. ½.
- b. ¼.
- c. ⅛.
- d. ⅜.
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