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What is the name of the gene that controls eye color in fruit flies?

Option: 1

RED 


Option: 2

EYE


Option: 3

WHT

 


Option: 4

ROS


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The white (w) gene is responsible for determining the colour of the eyes in fruit flies. T.H. Morgan and his associates found this gene while conducting research with fruit flies. Fruit flies have red eyes by default, but white eyes result from mutations in the white gene. The Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance, which holds that genes are located on chromosomes and are passed through the process of meiosis, received significant support from Morgan's discovery of the white gene and its function in the eye colour of fruit flies. Since then, the white gene has developed into a crucial model system for research on genetic diversity and gene control.

Option 2 is the correct answer.

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