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The white eye mutation studied by Thomas Hunt Morgan is X-linked and recessive t

ID: 48225 • Letter: T

Question

The white eye mutation studied by Thomas Hunt Morgan is X-linked and recessive to wild-type red eyes. When true-breeding white-eyed males carrying the white mutation were crossed with true-breeding purple-eyed females, all the F1 progeny had wild-type (red) eyes. When the F1 progeny were intercrossed, the F2 progeny emerged in the following ratio:

3/8 wild-type females
1/4 white-eyed males
3/16 wild-type males
1/8 purple-eyed females
1/16 purple-eyed males.

Formulate a hypothesis to explain the inheritance of these eye colors and match the correct genotype with each individual listed below.

P Generation Male:

P Generation Female:
F1 Generation Male

F1 Generation Female:

F2 Generation Purple-eyed Female

F2 Generation White-eyed Male

F2 Generation Wild-type Male:

F2 Generation Purple-eyed Male:

F2 Generation Wild-type Female:

Options:

w+/Y; p+/_

w/Y;_ _

w+/_; p/p

w+/Y;p+/p

w+/_;p+_

w/Y; p+/p+

w+/W+; p/p

w+/Y; p/p

Explanation / Answer

suppose w represent the white color and w+respresent te red color

then

P generation male will be w/y white color recessive male

p generation female will be w+/_;p+_

f1 generation male will be w+/Y; p+/_

f1 generation female will be w+/_; p/p

F2 Generation Purple-eyed Female w+/_;p+_

F2 Generation White-eyed Male w/Y; p+/p+

F2 Generation Wild-type Male:w+/W+; p/p

F2 Generation Purple-eyed Male:w+/Y; p/p

F2 Generation Wild-type Female:w+/W+; p/p

all these answers are given considering the nature of dominance in the alleles. assumption is written on the top.