If the gene for yellow body color (y) is an X-linked

recessive and its dominant counterpart (y+) produces
wild body colors, give the phenotypes expected and
their frequencies for the following four crosses:
(a) yellow female x wild male
(b) wild carrier female x wild male
(c) wild carrier female x yellow male
(d) homozygous wild female x yellow male What will be an ideal response?


Answer: (a) yellow male wild female; (b)1/4 wild male, 1/4 yellow
male, 1/4 wild female, 1/4 wild carrier female; (c) 1/4 wild
male, 1/4 yellow male, 1/4 yellow female, 1/4 wild carrier
female; (d) 1/2 wild carrier female, 1/2 wild male

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