Question

Two linked genes, A and B, are separated by 20 cM. A man with genotype AB/ab marries a woman who is ab/ab. What is the probability that their first child will be Ab/ab?

Answer 1

10%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

man AB/ab

woman ab/ab

gene distance 20 cM

Genetic distances within a given linkage group are measured in centiMorgans.

Children will be AB/ab, Ab/ab, aB/ab and ab/ab

Here , as given gene distance is 20 cM, so the recombination frequency is 20%.

So the frequency of recombinant progeny is 20 %.

The the probability that their first child will be Ab/ab is 10%.