If a Drosophila Female Has a Homozygous Mutation for a Maternal

question 47

Multiple Choice

If a Drosophila female has a homozygous mutation for a maternal effect gene,

• A) she will not develop past the early embryonic stage.
• B) all of her offspring will show the mutant phenotype, regardless of their genotype.
• C) only her male offspring will show the mutant phenotype.
• D) her offspring will show the mutant phenotype only if they are also homozygous for the mutation.
• E) only her female offspring will show the mutant phenotype.

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