Sex-Linked Inheritance Problem Set

Problem 3: Predicting the offspring of a homozygous red-eyed female fly

In a cross between a pure bred, red-eyed female fruit fly and a white-eyed male, what percent of the male offspring will have white eyes? (white eyes are X-linked, recessive)

A. 100%

B. 75%

C. 50%

D. 25%

E. 0%


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