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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Sex-linked Inheritance

Question 4 • FL-2000310-Biology 1 Sem 1 - Flex

Which statement about Thomas Hunt Morgan’s conclusion is true?

Answer
A
Traits like white eye color in fruit flies are recessive traits that are linked to the Y chromosome.
B
Traits like white eye color in fruit flies must be linked to both X and Y chromosomes to be expressed.
C
Traits like white eye color in fruit flies are dominant traits that are linked to X chromosomes.
D
Traits like white eye color in fruit flies are linked to the X chromosome.

Explanation

Morgan’s fruit-fly experiments showed that the gene for white eye color is located on the X chromosome. The white-eye allele is recessive, but choice D is the statement that correctly identifies its chromosome location; choice A incorrectly says it is linked to the Y chromosome.

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