Below is the hypothetical biosynthetic pathway explaining the way the gene products interact and the way different mutant combinations result in different phenotypes:
I. Wild type carrying both the dominant genes produces both the pigments and result in red eyes.
II. In the presence of wildtype bw+ allele and mutant st allele, the scarlet pigment drosopterin gets synthesized causing scarlet eyes.
III. In the presence of the wild-type st+ allele and mutant bw allele, the brown pigment xanthommatin gets synthesized resulting in brown eyes.
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