Refer to the Information and Figure Below to Answer the Following

question 10

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information and figure below to answer the following questions.
A certain (hypothetical) organism is diploid, has either blue or orange wings as the consequence of one of its genes on chromosome 12, and has either long or short antennae as the result of a second gene on chromosome 19, as shown in the figure.

-A female with a paternal set of one orange and one long gene chromosome and a maternal set comprised of one blue and one short gene chromosome would be expected to produce which of the following types of eggs after meiosis?

• A) All eggs will have maternal types of gene combinations.
• B) All eggs will have paternal types of gene combinations.
• C) Half the eggs will have maternal and half will have paternal combinations.
• D) Each egg has a one-fourth chance of having either blue long, blue short, orange long, or orange short combinations.

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

The decrease in economic productivity that happens when a good or service does not reach, or cannot reach, its equilibrium point.

Consumer Surplus

The difference between the maximum amount consumers are willing to pay for a good or service and the actual amount they do pay.

Tax Revenue

The wealth accumulated by governments through the process of taxation.

Consumer Surplus

Consumer surplus is the difference between the total amount consumers are willing and able to pay for a good or service and the total amount they actually pay.