The "White Eyes" gene in fruit flies is a "sex-linked" trait. What data demonstrated this?     The white eye phenotype showed up in 25% of the F2 generation, but only on males     All Females have white eyes in fruitflies     The white eye phenotype showed up in 25% of the F2 generation, but only on females     The white eye phenotype showed up on all of the males in the F2 generation

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