Fruit flies can have straight wings (S) or curly wings (s), and they can have be female XX or male XY. (A) For a standard monohybrid cross (Ss ´ Ss), what proportion of the offspring will have the genotype ss? (Express the proportion as a simple fraction) (B) For the following cross (SsXX ´ SsXY), what proportion of the offspring will have the genotype Ss? (Express the proportion as a simple fraction) (C) What proportion will have the genotype XX? (Express the proportion as a simple fraction) (D) What proportion will have the genotype SsXX? (Express the proportion as a simple fraction) SHOW YOUR WORK

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Fruit flies can have straight wings (S) or curly wings (s), and they can have be female XX or male XY.

(A) For a standard monohybrid cross (Ss ´ Ss), what proportion of the offspring will have the genotype ss? (Express the proportion as a simple fraction)

(B) For the following cross (SsXX ´ SsXY), what proportion of the offspring will have the genotype Ss? (Express the proportion as a simple fraction)

(C) What proportion will have the genotype XX? (Express the proportion as a simple fraction)

(D) What proportion will have the genotype SsXX? (Express the proportion as a simple fraction)
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S denoting for straight wings is a Dominant or wild type trait. And s denotes recessive trait for curly wings.

Female -XX

Male -XY 

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