Biology Can anyone help me with ny of these 4 genetics questions?

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The discussion focuses on four genetics questions related to Drosophila and mouse genetics, emphasizing map units and expected phenotypic outcomes from specific crosses. The first question involves calculating expected phenotypes from a cross between mahogany-eyed females and ebony-bodied males, with a focus on the resulting F1 generation. The second question addresses phenotypic frequencies in sex-linked traits based on different genetic crosses. The third question queries the expected number of chiasmata observed in mouse oocytes, while the fourth requires calculating the map distance between light and straw loci in Drosophila. Participants are encouraged to demonstrate their problem-solving process to comply with forum rules.
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1. The genes for mohogany eyes and ebony body are approximately 25 map units apart on chromosome III in Drosophila. Assume that a mahogany-eyed female was mated to an ebony-bodied male and the resulting F1 phenotypically wild type females were mated to mahogany, ebony males. Of 1000 offspring, what would be the expected phenotypes and in what numbers would they be expected?

2. Given that loci A and B in Drosophila are sex-linked and 20 map units apart, what phenotypic frequencies would you expect in male and female offspring resulting from the following crosses? (Assume A and B are dominant to a and b, respectively):
(a) AaBb(cis)female X ab/Y male
(b) AaBb(trans) X ab/Y male
(c) aabb female X AB/Y male

3. Assume that there are 12 map units between two loci in the mouse and that you are able to microscopically observe meiotic chromosomes in this organism. If you examined 200 primary oocytes, in how many would you expect to see a chiasma between the two loci mentioned above?
I got 2 for an answer. Is that correct?

4. Phenotypically wild F1 female Drosophila, whose mothers had light eyes(Lt) and fathers had straw(stw) bristles produced the following offspring when crossed to homozygous light-straw males:
phenotype: number:
light-straw 22
wild 18
light 990
straw 970
total: 2000
Compute the map distance between light and straw loci.
I got 1.1 mu for an answer. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
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