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In Drosophila,singed Bristles (Sn)and Carnation Eyes (Car)are Both Caused by Recessive,X-Linked

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In Drosophila,singed bristles (sn) and carnation eyes (car) are both caused by recessive,X-linked alleles.The wild-type alleles (sn+ and car+) are responsible for straight bristles and red eyes,respectively.A sn car female is mated to a sn+ car+ male and the F1 progeny are interbred.The F2 males are distributed as follows.What is the value of ?2 for a test of the hypothesis that the sn and car genes are unlinked? sn car +55sn car +45sn+car+45sn+car+55\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline s n \text { car } ^ { + } & 55 \\\hline s n \text { car } ^ { + } & 45 \\\hline s n ^ { + } \mathrm { car } ^ { + } & 45 \\\hline \mathrm { sn } ^ { + } \mathrm { car } ^ { + } & 55 \\\hline\end{array}


A) 0.5
B) 1.0
C) 2.0
D) 0.4
E) 20

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