Question: Let's suppose that a gene affecting pigmentation is found on the X chromosome (in mammals or insects) or the Z chromosome (in birds) but not

Let's suppose that a gene affecting pigmentation is found on the X chromosome (in mammals or insects) or the Z chromosome (in birds) but not on the Y or W chromosome. It is found on an autosome in bees. This gene exists in two alleles; D (dark), is dominant to d (light). What would be the phenotypic results of crosses between a true-breeding dark female and true-breeding light male, and the reciprocal crosses involving a true-breeding light female and true-breeding dark male, in the following species? Refer back to Figure 3.17 for the mechanism of sex determination in these species.
A. Birds
B. Drosophila
C. Bees
D. Humans

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