4. In fruit flies, opaque wing color is due to an X-linked dominant version of a gene. A female with opaque wings mates with a male with opaque wings. Based on this information, which of the following statements is accurate and can be stated with 100% confidence iregarding their offspring? A) female offspring have a 50% chance of having opaque wings B) males are guaranteed to have a 100% chance of having opaque wings C) female offspring cannot have opaque wings D) males are guaranteed to have a 50% chance of having opaque wings E) none of the above statements are completely accurate due to inadequate information provided
4. In fruit flies, opaque wing color is due to an X-linked dominant version of a gene. A female with opaque wings mates with a male with opaque wings. Based on this information, which of the following statements is accurate and can be stated with 100% confidence iregarding their offspring? A) female offspring have a 50% chance of having opaque wings B) males are guaranteed to have a 100% chance of having opaque wings C) female offspring cannot have opaque wings D) males are guaranteed to have a 50% chance of having opaque wings E) none of the above statements are completely accurate due to inadequate information provided
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Transcribed Image Text:4. In fruit flies, opaque wing color is due to an X-linked dominant version of a gene. A female with opaque
wings mates with a male with opaque wings. Based on this information, which of the following statements is
accurate and can be stated with 100% confidence iregarding their offspring?
A) female offspring have a 50% chance of having opaque wings
B) males are guaranteed to have a 100% chance of having opaque wings
C) female offspring cannot have opaque wings
D) males are guaranteed to have a 50% chance of having opaque wings
E) none of the above statements are completely accurate due to inadequate information provided
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