A homozygous tomato plant with red fruit and yellow flowers was crossed with a homozygous tomato plant with golden fruit and white flowers. The F1 all had red fruit and yellow flowers. The F1 were testcrossed by crossing them to homozygous recessive individuals, and the following offspring were obtained:
Red fruit and yellow flowers-41
Red fruit and white flowers-7
Golden fruit and yellow flowers-8
Golden fruit and white flowers-44
How many map units separate these genes?
A) 17.6
B) 15
C) 17.1
D) 18.1

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The Answer of A homozygous tomato plant with red fruit and yellow flowers was crossed with a homozygous tomato plant with golden fruit and white flowers. The F1 all had red fruit and yellow flowers. The F1 were testcrossed by crossing them to homozygous recessive individuals, and the following offspring were obtained:
Red fruit and yellow flowers-41
Red fruit and white flowers-7
Golden fruit and yellow flowers-8
Golden fruit and white flowers-44
How many map units separate these genes?
A) 17.6
B) 15
C) 17.1
D) 18.1

A Homozygous Tomato Plant with Red Fruit and Yellow Flowers