Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134604718
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 18PDQ
Given the inheritance pattern of coat color in rats described in Problem 17, predict the genotype and
- (a) 9/16 gray: 3/16 yellow: 3/16 black: 1/16 cream
- (b) 9/16 gray: 3/16 yellow: 4/16 albino
- (c) 27/64 gray: 16/64 albino: 9/64 yellow: 9/64 black: 3/64 cream
- (d) 3/8 black: 3/8 cream: 2/8 albino
- (e) 3/8 black: 4/8 albino: 1/8 cream
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