If the Gene for Yellow Body Color ( Y )

question 135

Short Answer

If the gene for yellow body color ( y ) is an X-linked recessive and its dominant counterpart ( y +) produces wild body colors, give the phenotypes expected and their frequencies for the following four crosses:
(a) yellow female x wild male
(b) wild carrier female x wild male
(c) wild carrier female x yellow male
(d) homozygous wild female x yellow male

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