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Given below is the cross that Morgan performed on Drosophila, considering the gene for eye colour for his study. Study the results properly and suggest a possible cross to obtain a white eyed female.

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Cross between parental female and F1 male
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Cross between parental male and F1 female
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Cross between F1 males and females
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No such cross is possible
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The correct option is B Cross between parental male and F1 female
The answer to this question is quite simple. We are asked to suggest a possible cross to obtain a white eyed female. Let’s start with the bottom. The genotype of the white eyed female would be XwXw, since white eye colour is recessive and will require 2 identical copies for its expression. Now let’s try to attempt each of the following crosses given in the options to find out the possibility of a white eyed female genotype.

So, we can see from the crosses, that in option b, the cross between parental male and F1 female can give rise to a white eyed female. Hence option b is correct.

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