When a heterozygous maize plant with coloured and full endosperm seed is crossed to a plant with colourless and shrunken seeds , in the progeny 480 colored full endosperm seed containing 20 colored shrunken seed containing and 20 colorless and full endosperm seed containing plants are produced What is the percentage of rfecombination?

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When a heterozygous maize plant with coloured and full endosperm seed is crossed to a plant with colourless and shrunken seeds. In the progeny 480 coloured full endosperm seed containing 20 coloured shrunken seed containing and 20 colourless and full endosperm seed containing plants are produced. The percentage of recombinants are 38%.
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