Table 1

Phenotype segregation in cross experiments

F1 progeny of Kbus × KYF


normal

abnormal*


female

0

15


male

0

8


F2 progeny of F1(ab1) × F1(ab)

Backcross of F1(ab) × KYF


normal

abnormal

normal

abnormal


female

0

7

6

6


male

2**

9**

6

9


F1 progeny of KYF × Kbus


normal

abnormal


female

0

17


male

14

0


F2 progeny of F1(ab) × F1(n1)

Backcross of F1(ab) × Kbus


normal

abnormal

normal

abnormal


female

4

4

0

6


male

3**

12**

6

7


1 ab and n, abnormal and normal in phenotype, respectively.

* Individuals displaying both short tail (body > tail in length) and bustling behavior were taken as abnormal.

** Significantly different from the theoretical values, assuming that the traits are inherited in an X-linked dominant manner.

Moriyama et al. Journal of Biomedical Science 2011 18:60   doi:10.1186/1423-0127-18-60

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