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Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 17 Problem 65P

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A male rat, which is phenotypically normal, has reproductive anomalies when compared to normal male rats. The table shows the differences:

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The percentage of degeneration in the progeny of the abnormal rat is about 50% more than that of the normal rat. This feature of 50% semisterility is an important diagnostic feature for translocation.

This idea could be tested by cytological observation of cells from the abnormal male. These cells must be observed during meiosis to see the translocation.

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