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A Cross Is Made Between Yeast Cells with Different Alleles

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A cross is made between yeast cells with different alleles for a set of linked genes: pr+q × p+rq+.The resulting tetrads show a 3:1 ratio for r+ to r instead of the expected 2:2 ratio.Can you explain how this could have occurred?

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Gene conversion by a mismatch repair mec...

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