You are trying to calculate the map distances between three genes in Dragonflies. The gene extrawings...

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You are trying to calculate the map distances between threegenes in Dragonflies. The gene extrawings (ex) produces anextra pair of wings and is recessive to the wild-type four wings(ex+). The gene eyeless (ey) causes the eyes notto form properly and is recessive to the wild-type normal eyes(ey+). The gene blue (b) causes the bodyto be a neon blue color and is recessive to the wild-type black(b+). A heterozygous dragonfly is crossed to a tester maleand the following progeny are obtained: 321 with extra wings and noeyes, 284 with blue bodies, 72 with extra wings, 69 with bluebodies and no eyes, 27 with extra wings and blue bodies, 21 with noeyes, and 4 wild-type.

What is the distance in cM between extrawings and eyeless?(Please answer to two decimal places)

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