In a Given Population of Drosophila,curly Wings (C )Is Recessive

question 35

Multiple Choice

In a given population of Drosophila,curly wings (c ) is recessive to the wild-type condition of straight wings (c⁺ ) .You isolate a population of 35 curly winged flies,70 flies that are heterozygous for straight wings,and 45 that are homozygous for straight wings.What is the total number of alleles in the gene pool?

• A) 2
• B) 150
• C) 230
• D) 300
• E) None of these choices are correct

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