You have mated a phenotypically wild type female of the genotypeX y w X yw to a male with thegenotype X yw Y You counted 2205 total F 1 progeny and found 17 flies with gray bodies and white eyes and 12flies that had yellow body and red eyes What is the distancebetween these genes controlling body c...

You have mated a phenotypically wild-type female of the genotypeX y+w + X yw to a male

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You have mated a phenotypically wild-type female of the genotypeX^y+w⁺X^yw to a male with thegenotype X^ywY. You counted 2205 total F₁progeny and found 17 flies with gray bodies and white eyes and 12flies that had yellow body and red eyes. What is the distancebetween these genes controlling body color and eye color on the Xchromosome?

rev: 10_27_2012

A. 0.78 map units

B. 1.32 map units

C. 2.63 map units

D. 98.7 map units