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What are the sexes and eye colors of flies with the following genotype?

White eyes are recessive sex-linked genes in fruit flies. White eyed males fruit flies have XWY, where W is for white eyes.


What should fruit flies should i cross to get mutant fruit flies other than the white-eyed?

They see better than white eyes furit flies


The brain linked to the eyes by?

Optic nerve


How many unit eyes does a fruit fly have?

A fruit fly, also known as Drosophila Melanogaster, has two compound eyes that are each made up of 800 unit eyes. These unit eyes are called ommatidia. Each ommatidium (sing.) contains eight photoreceptors labeled R1-R8.


If you had a red eyed fruit fly but didnt know whether or not it was a carrier for white eyes how could you find out?

In fruit flies white eyes are an X-linked trait (found on the X sex chromosome). Like humans, the females have two X chromosomes and the males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome.Determine the sex of the fly:If the fly in question is a male then it cannot be a carrier. If it is a female then it could be a carrier since white eyes are a recessive trait. (Males are said to be hemizygous since they do not have matching sex chromosomes.)Preform a cross test:To see if a female is a carrier for white eyes (heterozygous for the trait) mate her with a red-eyed male. If she is heterozygous, then all the female offspring should have red eyes (half are carriers for white eyes). Half of the male offspring should have white eyes and the other half should have red eyes. The males get one X chromosome from the mother and one Y chromosome from the father so any expression of red or white eye color comes from the mother; the presence of white-eyed male offspring proves that the mother is a carrier (heterozygous).If she is homozygous for red eyes then 100% her offspring will have red-eyes in the test cross.

Related questions

What are the sexes and eye colors of flies with the following genotype?

White eyes are recessive sex-linked genes in fruit flies. White eyed males fruit flies have XWY, where W is for white eyes.


How do fruit flies see?

With their eyes.


Why do fruit flies have white eyes?

they dont well actually some fruit flies do. it depends on if they are a mutant type of fruit fly or not. there are also flies that have messed up wings, these types of flies are called vestigial. there are also fruit flies that don't even have eyes. all of these types of fruit flies are mutants and are used for testing.


What color eyes does blind fruit flies have?

red


Are sepia eyes a recessive trait in drosophila?

Yes they are


What should fruit flies should i cross to get mutant fruit flies other than the white-eyed?

They see better than white eyes furit flies


What is the genotype of a red-eyed male fruit fly?

Red eyes is a dominant sex-linked gene in the fruit fly. Males with red eyes have the genotype XRY, where R is for the red gene.


What was the result when Morgan mated a white fruit fly with a red eyed female fruit fly?

When Morgan mated a white-eyed male fruit fly with a red-eyed female fruit fly, the first generation offspring all had red eyes. In the next generation, because females would have the X chromosome for white eyes, about half the offspring would have white eyes. The offspring with white eyes were all male, meaning he discovered eye color in fruit flies showed a sex-linked trait. The result of this was a generation of red eyed and white eyed individuals. If the red eyed female was heterozygous, this is possible.


What was the result when Morgan mated a white eyed fruit fly with a red eyed female fruit fly?

When Morgan mated a white-eyed male fruit fly with a red-eyed female fruit fly, the first generation offspring all had red eyes. In the next generation, because females would have the X chromosome for white eyes, about half the offspring would have white eyes. The offspring with white eyes were all male, meaning he discovered eye color in fruit flies showed a sex-linked trait. The result of this was a generation of red eyed and white eyed individuals. If the red eyed female was heterozygous, this is possible.


What was the result when Morgan mates a white eyed male fruit with a red eyed female fruit fly?

When Morgan mated a white-eyed male fruit fly with a red-eyed female fruit fly, the first generation offspring all had red eyes. In the next generation, because females would have the X chromosome for white eyes, about half the offspring would have white eyes. The offspring with white eyes were all male, meaning he discovered eye color in fruit flies showed a sex-linked trait. The result of this was a generation of red eyed and white eyed individuals. If the red eyed female was heterozygous, this is possible.


What are some characteristics of the Drosophila Melanogaster?

Drosophila melanogaster is a small fly that is often found near fruit. They are often know as fruit or vinegar flies. The flies have red eyes and are a yellowish color.


How many eyes do flies have?

Flies have 5 eyes! Two of these being compound eyes consisting of many lenses. The other three (ocelli) are single lens eyes located in a triangle form above and in between the two compound eyes, on the top of the head.