3. In fruit flies, the gene for wing shape has an unusual allele called 'curly (designated cy). The normal(wld type) allele is designated 'cy.' A fly homozygous for cy (cy cy) has normal, straight wings. The heterozygote (Cy cy) has wings which curl up on the ends (and, incidentally, can't really fly). The homozygote for the Cy allele (Cy Cy) never hatches out of the egg. In other words, this allele is lethal in the homozygous condition. If two curly winged flies are mated, and the female lays eggs, predict the following, showing appropriate work: a. How many eggs will produce living offspring? b. How many straight winged flies do you expect among the living offspring? c. What percentage of the living offspring do you expect to be curly winged like the parents? Show your solution.

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3. In fruit flies, the gene for wing
shape has an unusual allele called
'curly (designated cy). The
normal(wild type) allele is designated
'cy.' A fly homozygous for cy (cy cy)
has normal, straight wings. The
heterozygote (Cy cy) has wings
which curl up on the ends (and,
incidentally, can't really fly). The
homozygote for the Cy allele (Cy Cy)
never hatches out of the egg. In
other words, this allele is lethal in the
homozygous condition. If two curly
winged flies are mated, and the
female lays eggs, predict the
following, showing appropriate work:
a. How many eggs will produce living
offspring? b. How many straight
winged flies do you expect among
the living offspring? c. What
percentage of the living offspring do
you expect to be curly winged like
the parents? Show your solution.
Transcribed Image Text:3. In fruit flies, the gene for wing shape has an unusual allele called 'curly (designated cy). The normal(wild type) allele is designated 'cy.' A fly homozygous for cy (cy cy) has normal, straight wings. The heterozygote (Cy cy) has wings which curl up on the ends (and, incidentally, can't really fly). The homozygote for the Cy allele (Cy Cy) never hatches out of the egg. In other words, this allele is lethal in the homozygous condition. If two curly winged flies are mated, and the female lays eggs, predict the following, showing appropriate work: a. How many eggs will produce living offspring? b. How many straight winged flies do you expect among the living offspring? c. What percentage of the living offspring do you expect to be curly winged like the parents? Show your solution.
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