An F1 plant with the genotype DdGg is mated to a ddgg plant. The resulting seeds are planted and the following phenotypes produced in these numbers:
DG 47
Dg 396
dG 412
dg 55
a. What were the genotypes of the parental strains that produced the F1?
b. What is the distance between the genes?
(a) DDgg and ddGG.
(b) 102/910 = 0.112, or 11.2 mu.
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