yellow body color. If a yellow female ..? Genetics Fruit Flies Question - Phenotypes?
In fruit flies, the recessive, sex-linked gene yellow produces a fly with a yellow body coloration. If you crossed a yellow female fly with a normal, gray-bodied (dominant) male, what should be the most common phenotypic ratios of the progeny flies?
1 male yellow to 1 female gray
1 female yellow to 1 male gray
3 female yellow to 1 male gray
or 3 male yellow to 1 female gray
thanks!
In fruit flies, the recessive, sex-linked gene yellow produces a fly with a yellow body coloration. If you crossed a yellow female fly with a normal, gray-bodied (dominant) male, what should be the most common phenotypic ratios of the progeny flies?
1 male yellow to 1 female gray
1 female yellow to 1 male gray
3 female yellow to 1 male gray
or 3 male yellow to 1 female gray
thanks!