(This one is more complicated). Two true breeding fruit flies are allowed to mate. One fly is homozygous dominant for body color and eye color while the other is homozygous recessive for body color and eye color. (g+:gray body, g:black body, e+:ebony eyes, e:red), The F1 flies are allowed to mate. What are the following probabilities in the F2 generation? For this problem make sure to show the Punnett Square for your F2 generation and all of your calculations. You do not need to show the Punnett Square for the F1 generation. Answer in percent and round to 2 decimals. a. Two of three fruit flies are gray and red. b. The first fruit fly is gray and ebony, the second fruit fly is gray and red, and the third fruit fly is black and ebony.

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(This one is more complicated). Two true breeding fruit flies are allowed to mate. One fly is
homozygous dominant for body color and eye color while the other is homozygous recessive for
body color and eye color. (g+:gray body, g:black body, e+:ebony eyes, e:red), The F1 flies are
allowed to mate. What are the following probabilities in the F2 generation? For this problem
make sure to show the Punnett Square for your F2 generation and all of your calculations. You
do not need to show the Punnett Square for the F1 generation. Answer in percent and round to 2
decimals.
a. Two of three fruit flies are gray and red.
b. The first fruit fly is gray and ebony, the second fruit fly is gray and red, and the third fruit fly is black and ebony.

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