PLEASE explain how to do this question step by tspe i am very confused! thank you! You have three independent mutant alleles in the Drosophila gene no legs (nlg): nlg1, nlg2, and nlg3. You assay the phenotype of Drosophila, which is an insect, that are heterozygous for the three allele (heterozygous for a wild-type and a mutant allele), and that are homozygous for the three alleles. Allele nlg1 nlg2 nlg3 heterozygous Wild-type Four pairs of legs Wild-type homozygous Stumpy legs Five pairs of legs No legs   nlg1 is a ___X___ allele, nlg2 is a ___Y___ allele, and nlg3 is a ___Z___ allele.     X Y Z A Gain of function Null Hypomorphic B Hypomorphic Gain of function Null C Null Gain of function Hypomorphic D Null Hypomorphic Gain of function E Hypomorphic Null Gain of function   Referencing the table above, select the correct answer:  1 : A  2 : B  3 : C  4 : D  5 : E Correct answer is B

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You have three independent mutant alleles in the Drosophila gene no legs (nlg): nlg1, nlg2, and nlg3. You assay the phenotype of Drosophila, which is an insect, that are heterozygous for the three allele (heterozygous for a wild-type and a mutant allele), and that are homozygous for the three alleles.

Allele nlg1 nlg2 nlg3
heterozygous Wild-type Four pairs of legs Wild-type
homozygous Stumpy legs Five pairs of legs

No legs

 

nlg1 is a ___X___ allele, nlg2 is a ___Y___ allele, and nlg3 is a ___Z___ allele.

 

  X Y Z
A Gain of function Null Hypomorphic
B Hypomorphic Gain of function Null
C Null Gain of function Hypomorphic
D Null Hypomorphic Gain of function
E Hypomorphic Null Gain of function
 

Referencing the table above, select the correct answer:

 1 : A
 2 : B
 3 : C
 4 : D
 5 : E
Correct answer is B
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