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Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 6 Problem 14P

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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.

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II. In the presence of wildtype bw+ allele and mutant st allele, the scarlet pigment drosopterin gets synthesized causing scarlet eyes.

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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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IV.

A homozygote for both the recessive genes produces no pigment and yield white eyes.

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