What is the genotype of the female fruit fly?
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The question is asking for the genetic makeup, or genotype, of female fruit flies, specifically in terms of their alleles and chromosomes that determine their traits.
Answer
XX
The genotype of the female fruit fly is XX
Answer for screen readers
The genotype of the female fruit fly is XX
More Information
In fruit flies, the genotype that determines the female is the presence of two X chromosomes (XX), similar to sex determination in humans.
Sources
- Solved What is the genotype of the female fruit fly? | Chegg.com - chegg.com
- Chromosomal Sex Determination in Drosophila - NCBI - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- 18.8: Sex-Linked Traits - Biology LibreTexts - bio.libretexts.org
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