Question

Short-winged fruit flies studied in the lab cannot fly because they have an allele that causes them to grow tiny wings (w). Normal fruit flies, known as "wild-types", have fully functional wings (W). The wild-type wing is the dominant allele. If you cross one short-winged fly (ww) with a wild-type fly (WW), what is the probability of getting a short-winged offspring in the F1 generation?

Answer 1

Answer: The probability of getting a short winged fruit fly in the F1 generation is 2/4 or 1/2.

Explanation:

By using a monohybrid punnett square you should be able to come to the same answer.

Answer 2

The probability of getting a short winged offspring is 0.

Genes often occur in pairs called alleles. These alleles are made up of two genes that control the same trait. One of these genes is dominant while the other gene is recessive.

When the wild type fly(WW) is crossed with the short winged fly(ww), we will notice that in the first filial generation(F1), the probability of getting a short winged offspring is 0.

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