Question

In Drosophila, long wing $(L)$ is dominant to dumpy wing $(I)$ and grey body $(G)$ is dominant to ebony body $(g)$. The two genes involved are not on the same chromosome
A true-breeding long-winged, ebony-bodied fly is crossed with a true-breeding dumpy-winged, grey-bodied fly As a result of interbreeding amongst the members of the $F_1$ generation, dumpy-winged, grey-bodied flies will be present in the $F_2$ generation in the proportion

• A. 1 in 16
• B. 3 in 16
• C. 6 in 16
• D. 9 in 16

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Correct answer is (b) 3 in 16