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In tomato, there are 3 genes on the same chromosome. Tall is dominant to dwarf,

ID: 34390 • Letter: I

Question

In tomato, there are 3 genes on the same chromosome. Tall is dominant to dwarf, smooth skin is dominant to peachy skin, and round fruit is dominant to oblate (flattened) fruit. A fully heterozygous individual is crossed with an individual homozygous for all the traits and the phenotypes of the F2 are given in the table below. Using this data, construct a map for these genes, including the distances between them.

Phenotypes

# of individuals

tall, smooth, normal

151

tall, smooth, oblate

33

tall, peach, oblate

11

tall, peach, normal

2

dwarf, peach, oblate

155

dwarf, peach, normal

29

dwarf, smooth, normal

12

dwarf, smooth, oblate

0

Phenotypes

# of individuals

tall, smooth, normal

151

tall, smooth, oblate

33

tall, peach, oblate

11

tall, peach, normal

2

dwarf, peach, oblate

155

dwarf, peach, normal

29

dwarf, smooth, normal

12

dwarf, smooth, oblate

0

Explanation / Answer

Recombinant between tall and smooth

= 11+2+12+0 =25

Recombinant between smooth and normal

= 33+2+ 29+0 = 64

Recombinant between tall and normal

= 33+11+29+12 = 85

Total progeny = 393

Recombinant frequency between tall and smooth = 25/393*100 = 6.36%

Recombinant frequency between smooth and normal = 64/393*100 = 16.28%

Recombinant frequency between tall and normal = 85/393*100 = 21.62%

So map would be

T        6.36    S                            16.28                         N

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