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Waxy endosperm (wx), shrunken endosperm (sh), and yellow seedling (v) are encode

ID: 132163 • Letter: W

Question

Waxy endosperm (wx), shrunken endosperm (sh), and yellow seedling (v) are encoded by three recessive genes in corn that are linked on chromosome 5. A corn plant homozygous for all three recessive alleles is crossed with a plant homozygous for all the dominant alleles. The resulting F1 are then crossed with a plant homozygous for the recessive alleles in a three- point testcross. The progeny of the testcross are: wx sh V 87, Wx Sh v 94, Wx Sh V 3,479, wx sh v 3,478, Wx sh V 1,515, wx Sh v 1,531, wx Sh V 292, Wx sh v 280, Total 10,756

What were the genotypes of the true-breeding parents of the trihybrid? (both chromosomes)

Explanation / Answer

wx sh V =87,

Wx Sh v =94

Wx Sh V =3479

wx sh v =3478

Wx sh V =1515

wx Sh v =1531

wx Sh V= 292

Wx sh v= 280

Total 10,756

From the questions, we can see that :

Parental combinations are with the higest frequency and they are with frequency 3479 and 3478

Parental genotypes will be :

Wx Sh V

Wx Sh V

and

wx sh v

wx sh v