Given a plant with the genotype C/cm; Ac+/Ac+, where cm is an unstable allele caused by a...

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Given a plant with the genotype C/cm;Ac+/Ac+, where cm is an unstableallele caused by a Ds insertion. This plant is crossedwith another plant with the genotype C/cm wherecm is an unstable allele caused by Acinsertion.

What phenotypes would be produced (including their proportion)?Assume that Ac and c are unlinked, that the chromosome-breakagefrequency is negligible, and that mutant c/C is Ac+.

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Answer According to AcDs system Ac is an unstable allele autonomous Ds is revert only in the presence of Ac and nonautonomous Hence Ac indicates the absence    See Answer
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