The Flies with Variegated Eye Color Had What Abnormal Chromosome

Multiple Choice

The flies with variegated eye color had what abnormal chromosome structure?

A) X- chromosome deletion that deleted the w⁺ gene in some cells following X- ray exposure
B) X- chromosome inversion that moves the w⁺ gene to a different orientation on the chromosome in some cells following X- ray exposure
C) a mutation in the w⁺ gene following X- ray exposure that causes the gene to be overexpressed in a tissue- specific manner
D) a mutation in a somatic chromosome that causes the w⁺ gene to be translocated to the X- chromosomes following X- ray exposure
E) X- chromosome translocation that moves the w⁺ gene to a region of heterochromatin on another chromosome in some cells following X- ray exposure