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In Fruit Flies, Long Wing (L) Is Dominant, Vestigial Wing

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In fruit flies, long wing (L) is dominant, vestigial wing (l) is recessive, gray body (G) is dominant, ebony body (g) is recessive. Two fruit flies were mated that were long-winged with gray bodies. The genotype of these two parental flies is LlGg * LlGg. What proportion of the offspring flies would have long wings and gray bodies?


A) All offspring would be long-winged with gray bodies.
B) Nine-sixteenths of the offspring would be long-winged with gray bodies.
C) Three-fourths of the offspring would be long-winged with gray bodies.
D) Seven-sixteenths of the offspring would be long-winged with gray bodies.

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