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The Sex of the Fruit Fly Drosophila Melanogaster Is Determined

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The sex of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is determined as follows: XX chromosomes give a female and XY give a male. The gene for bar eyes is recessive and located on the X chromosome. If two bar-eyed flies are mated, what percentage of the offspring will have bar eyes?


A) none
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 100%

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