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1

The increase in number of ClB daughters that could not produce sons was due to the fact that X rays caused mutations
A)In the somatic cells of the ClB daughters
B)In the germ cells of the ClB daughters
C)In the somatic cells of the fathers of the ClB daughters
D)In the germ cells of the fathers of the ClB daughters
2

The female flies that could not produce living sons
A)Carried one recessive, lethal, X-linked mutation
B)Carried two recessive, lethal, X-linked mutations
C)Carried one recessive, lethal, autosomal mutation
D)Carried two recessive, lethal, autosomal mutations
3

According to the data, in approximately 90 cases, X rays caused
A)A recessive, lethal, X-linked mutation
B)A dominant, lethal, X-linked mutation
C)A recessive, lethal, autosomal mutation
D)A dominant, lethal, autosomal mutation
4

If the dosage of X-rays was decreased by 50%, we would expect
A)More ClB daughters that would be unable to produce sons
B)Fewer ClB daughters that would be unable to produce sons
C)Fewer ClB daughter that would survive
D)The same results
5

As described in Chapter 8, inversion heterozygotes produce strange chromosomes if a crossover occurs in the inverted region. The gametes produced from such a crossover usually produce offspring that cannot survive. (Refer back to pericentric and paracentric inversions). The inversion on the ClB chromosome thereby prevents the formation of viable offspring if a crossover occurs in the region that contains the lethal allele. Consider what would happen if this inversion were not present and a crossover occurred in the region between the lethal allele on the lB chromosome and the lethal allele caused by X rays on the homologous X chromosome. If such a crossover occurred, what would be the results?
A)Half of the male offspring would survive.
B)All of the male offspring would die.
C)All of the female offspring would die.
D)Half of the female offspring would die.







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