The curly wing trait of the fruit fly is carried by a dominant gene.What is the minimum number of curly winged genes that a fruit fly must have to exhibit a curly wing phenotype?
A)One
B)Two
C)Three
D)Four

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The curly wing trait is carried by a dominant gene which means that even one copy of the gene is enough to exhibit the phenotype. Therefore, the minimum number of curly winged genes a fruit fly must have to exhibit a curly wing phenotype is one.

The Curly Wing Trait of the Fruit Fly Is Carried