In fruit flies, red eyes (R) are dominant to white eyes (r). Create a punnett square a cross between a white eyed female (rr) and a purebred red eyed male (RR).
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For the above cross, the genotypes of the offspring would be?
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For the above cross, the Phenotype of the offspring would be?
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Explain your answers above. I am looking for you to show me an understanding of both the punnett Square and why the results are the way that they are.
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Two hybrid (or heterozygous) red eyed flies (Rr) are crossed. What percentage of their offspring do you think will be red eyed? Show your work and circle your answer.
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If the flies had 625 children, how many would you expect to have white eyes? Why?
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The observable traits expressed by an organism are
described as its ________.
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Describe one of the reasons why the garden pea was an excellent choice for studying inheritance.
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Explain the difference between genotype and phenotype. Use examples