A red-eyed (dominant) female with a grey (dominant) body is crossed with red-eyed (dominant) male with a yellow body (recessive) The pair of fruit flies (given above) produce 320 offspring together from a single mating: 57 red-eyed females with grey bodies, 61 red-eyed females with yellow bodies, 22 brown- eyed females with grey bodies, 20 brown-eyed females with yellow bodies. 59 red-eyed males with grey bodies, 63 red-eyed males with yellow bodies, 20 brown-eyed males with grey bodies, 18 brown-eyed males with yellow bodies. From this information only (NO genetic diagrams required), what evidence and logic can you use to deduce the genetic identity of the parent flies?

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A red-eyed (dominant) female with a grey (dominant) body is crossed with red-eyed (dominant) male with a yellow body (recessive)

The pair of fruit flies (given above) produce 320 offspring together from a single mating: 57 red-eyed females with grey bodies, 61 red-eyed females with yellow bodies, 22 brown- eyed females with grey bodies, 20 brown-eyed females with yellow bodies. 59 red-eyed males with grey bodies, 63 red-eyed males with yellow bodies, 20 brown-eyed males with grey bodies, 18 brown-eyed males with yellow bodies. From this information only (NO genetic diagrams required), what evidence and logic can you use to deduce the genetic identity of the parent flies?

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