Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Monohybrid inheritance

Monohybrid inheritance — practice question

Some fruit flies have orange eyes, while others have red eyes. If two orange-eyed fruit flies are crossed, every offspring has orange eyes. If two red-eyed fruit flies are crossed, the offspring may have orange eyes or red eyes. What conclusion can be drawn from these observations?

  • AThe allele for orange eyes is dominant.
  • BThe allele for orange eyes is recessive.
  • CThe alleles for orange and red eyes are codominant.
  • DThis is an example of sex linkage.

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