Inheritance

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In a species of flowering plant, the gene for flower colour has alleles AAA (dominant) and aaa (recessive), and the gene for leaf shape has alleles BBB (dominant) and bbb (recessive). These genes are autosomally linked on the same chromosome, as shown in the diagram below.

Autosomal linkage diagram

A heterozygous plant with the genotype AB/ab AB/ab\,AB/ab is crossed with a homozygous recessive plant (ab/abab/abab/ab).

What is the expected percentage of offspring that will display the recombinant phenotype associated with the genotype Ab/abAb/abAb/ab?

6%6\%6%

12%12\%12%

44%44\%44%

88%88\%88%

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