Color of chickens is determined by interacting loci: AA or Aa give white, aaBB or aaBb...

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  1. Color of chickens is determined by interacting loci: AA or Aagive white, aaBB or aaBb give colored, and aabb produces white.What are the phenotypic frequencies of the offspring from a crossbetween two fully heterozygous chickens?

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15 white : 1 colored

13 white : 3 colored

12 white : 4 colored

9 white : 7 colored

none of the above

2. The color of chickens is determined by interacting loci: AAor Aa give white, aaBB or aaBb give colored, and aabb produceswhite. Describes the epistatic interactions occuring between thesetwo genes?

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aa is epistatic to B_, bb and B_ is epistatic to A_, aa

aa is epistatic to B_, bb and bb is epistatic to A_, aa

A_ is epistatic to B_, bb and B_ is epistatic to A_, aa

A_ is epistatic to B_, bb and bb is epistatic to A_, aa

none of the above

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1Frequency of white phenotype 1316100 8125Frequency of colored phenotype 3161001875The group of answer choice is 13white    See Answer
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