Now, suppose that the three tomato genes from part a did not assort independently, but instead were linked to one another on the same chromosome. would you expect the phenotypic ratio in the offspring to change? if so, how?
which statement best predicts the results of the cross mmddpp x mmddpp assuming that all three genes are linked?
- lack of independent assortment means that you cannot predict the frequencies of phenotypes in the offspring.
- all eight possible phenotypes would occur in equal numbers in the offspring (1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1: 1).
- all eight possible phenotypes could occur, but a greater proportion of the offspring would have the parental phenotypes.
- only the parental phenotypes could possibly occur in the offspring.
all eight possible phenotypes could occur, but a greater proportion of the offspring would have the parental phenotypes.