Which of the following statements is correct?

A female mouse from a true-breeding wild-type strain was crossed to a male mouse with apricot eyes (ap) and grey body (gy). The F1 mice were wild-type for both traits. When the F1 were interbred, the F2 were distributed as follows:







A) ap and gy are unlinked

B) ap and gy are linked on an autosome and 10 map units apart

C) ap and gy are linked on an autosome and 20 map units apart

D) ap and gy are X-linked and 10 map units apart

E) ap and gy are X-linked and 20 map units apart


D) ap and gy are X-linked and 10 map units apart

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Contained in amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, chlorophyll.  

  Choose the letter of the best match: A. nitrogen B. calcium C. potassium D. phosphorus E. magnesium

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