In fruit flies, curly wings are dominant to straight wings. What is genotype of a homozygous curly wing fly?

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In fruit flies, curly wings are dominant to straight wings. What is genotype of a homozygous curly wing fly?

2006-07-26 03:59:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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It doesn't matter what letter you use but let's say that curly wings are C (since it's dominant) and straight wings are c (recessive).

The genotype would be CC. If it was a heterozygous curly wing fly, it would be Cc.

2006-07-26 04:03:53 · answer #1 · answered by penpallermel 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋

Homozygous means that the organism has two of the same gene, so if curly is dominant, then the fly has two dominant genes. (FF)

Note: heterozygous means that there are two different genes (Ff)

2006-07-26 04:04:46 · answer #2 · answered by Lioness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋