Answer:
a. 0
b. There are no short winged genes expressed in this generation
Explanation:
a. What is the probability of getting a short-winged offspring in the F1 generation?
Since we have the ww gene for the short winged fly and the WW gene for the wild type fly.
In the F1 generation, we have
Ww, Ww, Ww and Ww
Since the W wild-type allele is the dominant gene, in the F1 generation, all the fruit flies have wild-type wing.
Probability of short-winged fly, P(short-winged) = number of short-winged genes/total number of genes =
number of short-winged genes = 0
total number of genes = 4
P(short-winged) = 0/4 = 0
b. Explain your reasoning.
Since the wild winged type allele is the dominant gene, there are no short winged genes expressed in this generation. Thus, the probability of obtaining a short-winged fly in the F1 generation is therefore zero.