In the parental generation, inbred black and an albino mice parents mate. The resulting F1 mice are black and heterozygous at 2

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In the parental generation, inbred black and an albino mice parents mate. The resulting F1 mice are black and heterozygous at 2

different loci. The F2 population consists of black, white, and albino mice. Albino is epistatic to pigmented. What is the phenotypic segregation ratio of this mouse species in the F2 generation? Enter your answer in the format: "4:3:2". Note lack of color pigmentation is recessive.

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Semenov [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-21T06:38:35+03:00

Semenov [28]3 years ago

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Answer:

12:4:3

Explanation:

Let the lack of color pigmentation which is recessive be aa where AA and Aa allow for color (BB, Bb - black, baby - white).

The F1 parents are BbAa x BbAa

This cross will produce 12/16 blacks, 4/16 albinos and 3/16 white.