In Drosophila, the map positions of genes are given in mapunits numbering from one end of a chromosome to theother. The
a. In a cross involving these three
b. Do you expect any of these gene pair(s) to assort independently? Explain your reasoning.
c. A wild
d. Explain how each of the predicted progeny classes isproduced.
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