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If individuals of genotypes AAbb were mated to individuals of genotype aaBB and one thousand offspring were counted, which of the following results matches the expected offspring counts?

a) 20 AAbb, 26 AABb, 474 AaBb, 480 aaBB
b) 20 AAbb, 26 AABb, 474 AaBb, 480 AaBB
c) 20 AABb, 26 AAbb, 474 AaBb, 480 AaBB
d) 20 AABb, 26 AAbb, 474 AaBb, 480 aaBB

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Final answer:

The cross between AAbb and aaBB individuals results in offspring with the genotype AaBb only. None of the proposed answer options are correct as each offspring of this cross will solely have the AaBb genotype, which should result in 1000 AaBb offspring, not the mix of genotypes listed in the options. There appears to be an error in the question.

Step-by-step explanation:

To predict the outcome of the cross between individuals of genotypes AAbb and aaBB, we use Mendelian genetics principles. Since AAbb can only produce gametes with Ab and aaBB can only produce gametes with aB, all offspring will be AaBb. In a large sample size, such as one thousand offspring, we expect the results to closely match the predictable Mendelian ratios.

Since each allele pair sorts independently and there's only one way for A and a to combine and one way for B and b to combine in this cross, every offspring will have the genotype AaBb. There are no other genotypes produced in this cross, so the correct answer must reflect this.

Therefore, the correct result for one thousand offspring would be 0 AAbb, 0 AABb, 1000 AaBb, and 0 aaBB. None of the options provided (a, b, c, or d) matches the expected outcome, which should be only AaBb offspring. There seems to be an error in the question as the ratios given in the options are not possible given the parental genotypes.

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