In Drosophila melanogaster, a yellow-bodied (dark coloured) male with vestigial (underformed) wings is crossed to a wildtype female (brown body, red eyes). The F1 generation are all wildtypes. An F1 male and female are crossed and the F2 progeny consists of 16 vestigial-winged males with yellow bodies, 48 yellow males with normal wings, 15 males with vestigial wings and yellow bodies, 49 wildtype males, 31 vestigial winged females with brown bodies and 97 wildtype females. Explain the inheritance pattern of the 2 genes.

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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.