Any trait that segregates strictly by sex would be a SEX-LINKED trait. So I suppose you could call this "sex-linked inheritance". In this case, it appears that there is a mutation in the "white" gene (which normally makes the pigment that turns the eyes red, by the way) on the X chromosome. Since only the males are displaying the phenotype, it would probably mean that the mother was heterozygous w/+ for this gene (+ indicates wild-type, which in this case translates to "red-eyed"). Furthermore, I can infer that the fathers were red-eyed +/Y (since if they were white-eyed, you would see some white-eyed female progeny), and that not all of the male progeny were white eyed (since half of them should have inherited the + copy of the gene). So your males should be approximately half w/Y and half +/Y, and the females should be half w/+ and half +/+. This type of inheritance called criss cross inheritance fom father to grandson through daughter.
whether or not the fly had different wings or different eye color
Francesco Redi was an Italian physician and naturalist who proved maggots come from flies. He was the first scientist to challenge the theory of spontaneous generation.
Humans produce few offspring slowly
humans produce few offspring slowly
Gauze covering that keeps flies away from meat
whether or not the fly had different wings or different eye color
Fruit flies are a powerful asset when studying inheritance because their chromosomes are visible with light microscopes, and they reproduce rather quickly! They can reproduce in a matter of a couple weeks, with around hundreds of offspring! Thus it is easier to see phenotypic patterns as well as genotypic inheritance in fruit flies.
Firstly, peas and fruit flies come to maturity much faster than humans so you can fit in lots of generations in a practicable time. Secondly, fruit flies have a much simpler genotype than we do. Finally there are far fewer ethical restrictions when you experiment on flies or peas.
Flies breed a lot faster, so a single researcher can watch the influence over several generations, which really wouldn't be possible on humans. Also, the flies can be kept in an almost entirely controlled environment, making it easier to exclude external factors from causing one or the other.
Flies breed a lot faster, so a single researcher can watch the influence over several generations, which really wouldn't be possible on humans. Also, the flies can be kept in an almost entirely controlled environment, making it easier to exclude external factors from causing one or the other.
No, flies are annoying, they are consider pests.
Francesco Redi was an Italian physician and naturalist who proved maggots come from flies. He was the first scientist to challenge the theory of spontaneous generation.
Humans produce few offspring slowly
from studying the generation of fruit flies you can find out that some of them have white eyes, and you can do the genetics table to find out what eye color the baby's will have. It's called the study of genetics, we're learning about it this year!!!!!!
Humans produce few offspring slowly
humans produce few offspring slowly
humans produce few offspring slowly