Thomas Hunt Morgan Identified the White-Eyed Mutant Using Drosophila and Later

question 7

Multiple Choice

Thomas Hunt Morgan identified the white-eyed mutant using Drosophila and later determined it to be a sex-linked gene.This is an example of

• A)forward genetics.
• B)reverse genetics.
• C)both forward and reverse genetics.
• D)neither forward nor reverse genetics.

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