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Question 23

An entomologist crossed pure-breeding fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) that had red eyes with pure-breeding fruit flies that had brown eyes.

All of the offspring in the first generation (F1F_1F1​) had red eyes.

The entomologist then allowed these F1 F_1\,F1​ offspring to interbreed.

In the second generation (F2F_2F2​), some offspring had red eyes and others had brown eyes.

Explain how this cross shows that some alleles are present but not expressed in the phenotype of an organism.

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