The outcome of a genetic cross involving eye color and body type is predicted to have a 25%: 25%: 25%: 25% ratio.When bred the organisms produced offspring with the following ratio 45%: 45%: 3%: 3%.These results are most likely due to:
A) the two genes in question being linked on the same chromosome
B) a spontaneous mutation within the offspring
C) pure chance
D) an innacurate prediction for the 25%: 25%: 25%: 25% ratio
E) the two genes being on separate chromosomes

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The observed deviation from the expected 25%: 25%: 25%: 25% ratio suggests that the two genes are linked on the same chromosome, leading to a higher frequency of parental-type offspring and a lower frequency of recombinant-type offspring.

The Outcome of a Genetic Cross Involving Eye Color and Body