You are attempting to pinpoint the location of a recessive m…

You are attempting to pinpoint the location of a recessive mutation in corn that causes drought tolerance.  You have crossed the drought tolerant corn (homozygous recessive for the mutation) in strain A to a second strain of corn (strain B) that have the normal, dominant allele for drought sensitivity.  You have run three different molecular markers on the two parents, the F1 as well as 12 different F2 plants that each have the drought tolerant phenotype.  Answer the questions below the gel images   For each marker describe whether it is linked or unlinked to the mutation and, if linked, what is the genetic distance.  Your answer will have the following format for each marker: “Marker X is linked/unlinked to the mutation and is located XXcM from the mutation” (Note that the underlined portion will only be present if the marker is linked).

In corn, the genes Pl for purple leaves (dominant over pl fo…

In corn, the genes Pl for purple leaves (dominant over pl for green leaves), sm for salmon silk (recessive to Sm for yellow silk) and py for pigmy plant (recessive to Py for normal size plant) are all on chromosome 6.  You perform a test-cross with a plant heterozygous for all three mutations and obtain the following segregation pattern                                                  Phenotype                       No. of Progeny              Green leaves, yellow silk, normal plant               384             Green leaves, yellow silk, pigmy plant                   1             Green leaves, salmon silk, normal plant              71             Green leaves, salmon silk, pigmy plant                40             Purple leaves, yellow silk, normal plant               36             Purple leaves, yellow silk, pigmy plant                75             Purple leaves, salmon silk, normal plant               3             Purple leaves, salmon silk, pigmy plant               390                                                                                Total = 1000 Use this information provide a map that shows the order of these genes and the distance between them (i.e., gene 1 – XcM – gene 2 – X cM – gene 3) and calculate the interference for this region.