Refer to the Table

question 27

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table.

-Suppose that, following the experiments by Dodd, Drosophila pseudoobscura are fed one of two diets (starch or maltose) for many generations. Once they have adapted to the new food sources, individual females from the starch treatment are given a choice between a male adapted to starch (a starch male) , or a male adapted to maltose (a maltose male) . Once 50 females have chosen a mate, the experiment is repeated with females adapted to maltose. According to the results in the table, what percentage of starch females chose maltose males?

• A) 14%
• B) 28%
• C) 36%
• D) 58%

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