White eye is a sex-linked recessive character in Drosophila. In a cross involving white eyed female with normal male, what are the phenotypes in F1 generation

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White eye is a sex-linked recessive character in Drosophila. In a cross involving white eyed female with normal male, what are the phenotypes in F1 generation (A) All males white eyed and all females normal (B) All normals (C) 50 % females and all males white eyed (D) 50 % males and 50 % females white eyed

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The white eyed 'femalernust carry the allele for white on both X chromosomes as white eye is a recessive trait. A cross between white eyed female and normalmale can be shown as:

Q. White eye is a sex-linked recessive character in Drosophila. In a cross involving white eyed female with normal male, what are the phenotypes in F1 generation

All males white eyed and all females normal

All normals

50 % females and all males white eyed

50 % males and 50 % females white eyed

The white eyed 'femalernust carry the allele for white on both X chromosomes as white eye is a recessive trait. A cross between white eyed female and normalmale can be shown as:

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