alleryStart learning →Morgan's dihybrid F2 deviated from 9:3:3:1 because the genes were:
AMultiple alleles of a gene
BLinked on one chromosome
CCo-dominant to each other
DOn different chromosomes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Linked on one chromosome
The two genes sat on the same X chromosome, so parental combinations stayed together far more often.
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