What are the sexes and eye colors of flies with the following genotypes: X R X r _____________ X R Y ____________ X r X r ____________ X R X R ____________ X r Y ___________

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What are the sexes and eye colors of flies with the following genotypes: X R X r _____________ X R Y ____________ X r X r ____________ X R X R ____________ X r Y ___________
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Sex linked traits are those traits that are located on X chromosome. 

The eye colour of fruit flies are a perfect example of sex linked inheritance.

The white eye is recessive traits located on X chromosome and red eye is dominant trait.

 

 

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