A female Drosophila with the mutant phenotype a is crossed to a male who has the mutant phenotype b.In the resulting F₁ generation all females are wild-type and all males have the a mutant phenotype.Based on these results,we can conclude that the mode of inheritance of the phenotypes of interest is: A)autosomal for a and X-linked for b. B)dominant for a and recessive for b. C)recessive for a and dominant for b. D)recessive for both a and b. E)X-linked for a and autosomal for b.

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The Answer of A female Drosophila with the mutant phenotype a is crossed to a male who has the mutant phenotype b.In the resulting F₁ generation all females are wild-type and all males have the a mutant phenotype.Based on these results,we can conclude that the mode of inheritance of the phenotypes of interest is: A)autosomal for a and X-linked for b. B)dominant for a and recessive for b. C)recessive for a and dominant for b. D)recessive for both a and b. E)X-linked for a and autosomal for b.

A Female Drosophila with the Mutant Phenotype a Is Crossed