Suppose that you have 72 F2 flies from a cross, and expected that they would show a phenotype ratio of: 9 red eye/normal wings : 3 red eye/dumpy wings : 3 eyeless/normal wings : 1 eyeless/dumpy wings How many flies that eyeless with normal wings would you

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Suppose that you have 72 F2 flies from a cross, and expected that they would show a phenotype ratio of:

9 red eye/normal wings : 3 red eye/dumpy wings : 3 eyeless/normal wings : 1 eyeless/dumpy wings

How many flies that eyeless with normal wings would you expect to have?

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A) 3
B) 18.5
C) 40.5
D) 13.5
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