Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Two plants that are AaBbCc are crossed. The three genes lie on three different chromosomes, and each has a dominant and a recessive allele.
In a three-point test cross, the two commonest classes are parental and the two rarest are double crossovers. The gene that switches in a double crossover is in the middle. A recombination frequency counts the single and the double crossovers of the interval. The coefficient of coincidence is the observed divided by the expected double crossovers.
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Given. AaBbCc × AaBbCc, independent genes. For one gene, the dominant trait has a chance of and the recessive trait .
Plan. Multiply the chances of the three genes.
Step 1. (a) .
Step 2. (b) .
Step 3. (c) One gene is dominant and two are recessive. The chance is , and there are choices of which gene is dominant: .
Answer: ; ; .
Check. The chances for , , and dominant traits are , , and . They add up to .
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