The Flies with Variegated Eye Color Had What Abnormal Chromosome

question 51

Multiple Choice

The flies with variegated eye color had what abnormal chromosome structure?

• A) X- chromosome deletion that deleted the w⁺ gene in some cells following X- ray exposure
• B) X- chromosome inversion that moves the w⁺ gene to a different orientation on the chromosome in some cells following X- ray exposure
• C) a mutation in the w⁺ gene following X- ray exposure that causes the gene to be overexpressed in a tissue- specific manner
• D) a mutation in a somatic chromosome that causes the w⁺ gene to be translocated to the X- chromosomes following X- ray exposure
• E) X- chromosome translocation that moves the w⁺ gene to a region of heterochromatin on another chromosome in some cells following X- ray exposure

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Test Statistic

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Sample Mean

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