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In mice, the recessive form of a gene causes the death of the fetus if present in the homozygous state. Mice heterozygous for this gene were crossbred. What percentage of the live offspring would be homozygous dominant? A) A 0 % B) B 25 % C) C 33 % D) D 50 % E) E 66 %

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In mice, the recessive form of a gene causes the death of the fetus if present in the homozygous state. Mice heterozygous for this gene were crossbred.
What percentage of the live offspring would be homozygous dominant?

A) A 0 % B) B 25 % C) C 33 % D) D 50 % E) E 66 %

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Solution

The question is about a genetic cross involving a lethal recessive allele. If the heterozygous mice (Aa) are crossbred, the Punnett square would look like this:

   A     a
-------------

A | AA Aa ------------- a | Aa aa

The genotypes of the offspring would be:

  • 25% AA (homozygous dominant)
  • 50% Aa (heterozygous)
  • 25% aa (homozygous recessive)

However, the question states that the homozygous recessive genotype (aa) is lethal, meaning these individuals do not survive. Therefore, we only consider the surviving offspring, which are AA and Aa.

The percentage of live offspring that are homozygous dominant (AA) is therefore 25% out of the 75% that survive, which is 33.33%.

So, the correct answer is C) 33%.

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