Working on a genetics experiment with Drosophila, you count the F2 generation of

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Working on a genetics experiment with Drosophila, you count the F2 generation of the dihybrid cross between a female fly who has a black body and normal wings and a male who is wildtype for body color but is apterous

(no wings). An F1 female is then crossed to a true breeding male who has a black body and is wingless. You obtain the following count for the F2 generation (1.0 pts):

90 wildtype (tan body, winged)

733 black body, wildtype wings

717 wildtype body, apterous

80 black body, apterous

Calculate the recombination frequency between body color and wing traits.

Explanation / Answer

Recombination frequency = frequency of recombinant offspring/ total number of offpsring* 100

                                         = (80+90/ 1500)* 100 = 11.3%

Thus, the recombination frequency between body color and wing traits is = 11.3%

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