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Egg and Fluffy are two linked bird genes that are 16 map units apart.The E allele of Egg produces large eggs and the e allele produces small eggs (E is dominant).The F allele produces fluffy feathers and the f allele produces nonfluffy feathers (F is dominant).
-If EeFf is crossed with eeff,what proportion of female offspring will produce small eggs and fluffy feathers?
A) 8 percent
B) 16 percent
C) 42 percent
D) 84 percent
E) 100 percent

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The genes are 16 map units apart, indicating a 16% recombination frequency. The recombinant offspring will have the genotypes EeFf and eeff. Since we want small eggs and fluffy feathers (eeFf), this is one of the recombinant types, which will occur in 8% of the offspring (half of the 16% recombinants).

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