Drosophila eye color is determined by a single gene. Supposed you collect a population of drosophila and note that some flies have white eyes and some flies have red eyes. A red eyed male mates with a female red eye to get the following progeny: 75 red eyed females 35 red eyed males 38 white eyed males A. Specifically, what inheritance pattern can explain these results? B. What must be the genotype of the two red eyed flies that mated in your cross?

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Inheritance and Mendelian Genetics

Inheritance means the passing of traits to offspring from parents. These traits could be passed either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction. The offspring receives the genetic material from the parents. Mendelian inheritance is a certain biological inheritance that follows the rules and principles laid down by Gregor Mendel in 1865. The initial hypothesis was considered wrong, but other inheritance theories modified the concept of inheritance and thus genetics.