Sturtevant could explain his results by assuming that crossing over, or recombination, was responsible for ìshufflingî the fly genes around.
tan, red 215
yellow, vermillion 198
tan, vermillion 101
yellow, red 109
TOTAL: 623
these came from
eggs where the X
chromosomes
didnít cross over
between v and y
these came from
eggs where the X
chromosomes
crossed over
between v and y
}
}
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