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Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems

Gene X Inheritance in Fruit Flies

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In a recent genetic study, researchers were investigating the inheritance patterns of a newly discovered gene, dubbed Gene X, in a population of fruit flies. The allele for the dominant phenotype (red eyes) is designated as XR and the allele for the recessive phenotype (white eyes) is Xw. If a homozygous red-eyed fruit fly (XRXR) is mated with a white-eyed fruit fly (XwXw), what percentage of the offspring would be expected to exhibit the dominant red-eye phenotype?

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