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In mice the allele for blue coat color (B) pink coat color (b). The allele for long tail (T) is dominant of the allele for short tail (t).
1) If alleles of the two genes Assort Independently, what types of gametes will BbTt mice produce? What is the expected frequency of each gamete among all gametes produced?
Since the alleles of two genes assort independently means that the assortment of genes of one pair doesn't depend upon the other gene pair during the process of gametogenesis. This results in production of offspring with new combination of characters.
BbTt will produce 4 different type of gametes having one allele of each of the gene(gametes are haploid) so the different gametes possible are BT, Bt, bt, bT. Because there is equal probability( 1/2)that the gamete will recieve one allele of one gene(coat color) and another allele of the second gene(tail) By multiplication rule (1/2 for blue/pink * 1/2 for long tail or short tail) = 1/4 frequency of each type of gamete.
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