Males in fruit fly are XY and females XX . Red eye (R) is dominant to white eye (r)
A white eyed male and red eyed female were crossed with the following results:
24 red eyed males
27 red eyed females
23 white eyed males
25 white eyed females
Identify the correct word in the following sentence:
The female must be homozygous/heterozygous for this gene.?
A white eyed male and red eyed female were crossed with the following results:
24 red eyed males
27 red eyed females
23 white eyed males
25 white eyed females
Identify the correct word in the following sentence:
The female must be homozygous/heterozygous for this gene.?
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The female must be heterozygous for this gene. White eyed males must receive a recessive allele (r) from the female parent.