Neco 2021 Biology Question 42

Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2021 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2021 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 42 NECO • 2021 • BIOLOGY • objective

A plant heterozygous for two linked genes A and B (genotype \\(A a B b\\) in coupling phase \\(AB/ab\\)) is test crossed with a plant homozygous recessive \\(a a b b\\). Among \\(2000\\) progeny the observed phenotypes are: \\(860\\) with dominant A and dominant B (\\(AB\\) phenotype), \\(860\\) with recessive a and recessive b (\\(ab\\) phenotype), \\(140\\) with dominant A but recessive b (\\(Ab\\) phenotype), and \\(140\\) with recessive a but dominant B (\\(aB\\) phenotype). Determine the recombination frequency between the two genes and the map distance in centiMorgans.

Answer Options

A. 20% (20 cM)
Correct Answer B. 14% (14 cM)
C. 7% (7 cM)
D. 28% (28 cM)
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
14% (14 cM)

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This is Neco 2021 Biology Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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