In Tomatoes, Tall Is Dominant to Short, and Smooth Fruits

Multiple Choice

In tomatoes, tall is dominant to short, and smooth fruits are dominant to hairy fruits. A plant homozygous for both dominant traits is crossed with a plant homozygous for both recessive traits. The F₁ progeny are tested and crossed with the following results: 78 tall, smooth fruits; 82 dwarf, hairy fruits; 22 tall, hairy fruits; and 18 dwarf, smooth fruits. These data indicate that the genes are

A) on different chromosomes.
B) linked, but do not cross over.
C) linked and show 10 percent recombination.
D) linked and show 20 percent recombination.
E) linked and show 40 percent recombination.