Which of the Following Statements Is Predicted If a Population

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is predicted if a population of fruit flies were fed a chemical that blocked the function of the SXL protein?

A) The mRNA produced from the doublesex dsx) gene would not be spliced.
B) The progeny in the next generation would be predominantly male.
C) The progeny in the next generation would be approximately 50% male and 50% female.
D) The progeny in the next generation would be predominantly female.
E) The transformer tra) gene would be maximally expressed.