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17. Fine spines (s), smooth fruit (tu), and uniform fruit color (u) are three re

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Question

17. Fine spines (s), smooth fruit (tu), and uniform fruit color (u) are three recessive traits in cucumbers, the genes of which are linked on the same chromosome. A cucumber plant heterozygous for all three traits is used in a testcross, and the following progeny are produced from this testcross SUTu s u Tu S u Tu s u tu S U tu s U tu s U Tu s u tu Total 70 21 4 82 21 13 17 230 a. Determine the order of these genes on the chromosome (3 pts.) b. Calculate the map distances between the genes (10 pts)

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

a). s tu u

b). s-------------20.87cM-----------tu-------15.65cM----------u

Explanation:

Answer:

Hint: Always recombinant genotypes are smaller than the non-recombinant genotypes.

Hence, the parental (non-recombinant) genotypes is s u Tu / S U tu

1).

If single crossover occurs between s & u..

Normal combination: s u / S U

After crossover: s U/S u

s U progeny= 21+13=34

S u progeny = 21+17=38

Total this progeny = 72

The recombination frequency between s&u = (number of recombinants/Total progeny) 100

RF = (72/230)100 = 31.3%

2).

If single crossover occurs between u & Tu..

Normal combination: u Tu / U tu

After crossover: u tu / U Tu

u tu progeny= 4+17=21

U Tu progeny = 2+13=15

Total this progeny = 36

The recombination frequency between u&Tu = (number of recombinants/Total progeny) 100

RF = (36/230)100 = 15.65%

3).

If single crossover occurs between s & Tu..

Normal combination: s Tu / S tu

After crossover: s tu / S Tu

s tu progeny= 4+21=25

S Tu progeny = 2+21=23

Total this progeny = 48

The recombination frequency between s&Tu = (number of recombinants/Total progeny) 100

RF = (48/230)100 = 20.87%

Recombination frequency (%) = Distance between the genes (cM)

s-------------20.87cM-----------tu-------15.65cM----------u

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