Short-winged fruit flies studied in the lab cannot fly because they have an allele that causes them to grow tiny wings (w). Normal fruit flies, known as "wild-types", have fully functional wings (W). The wild-type wing is the dominant allele. If you cross one short-winged fly (ww) with a wild-type fly (WW), what is the probability of getting a short-winged offspring in the F1 generation?

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Shelby Jefferson

29 March, 04:05

Short-winged fruit flies studied in the lab cannot fly because they have an allele that causes them to grow tiny wings (w). Normal fruit flies, known as "wild-types", have fully functional wings (W). The wild-type wing is the dominant allele. If you cross one short-winged fly (ww) with a wild-type fly (WW), what is the probability of getting a short-winged offspring in the F1 generation?

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Marlee Harvey · Answer 1

Answer: The probability of getting a short winged fruit fly in the F1 generation is 2/4 or 1/2.

Explanation:

By using a monohybrid punnett square you should be able to come to the same answer.