A researcher is studying a population of insects and notices that 60% have red eyes, 30% have apricot eyes, 5% have white eyes and 5% have pink eyes. Which of these eye colors would be designated the wild type?
Correct answer: A. Red
- A. Red
- B. White
- C. Pink
- D. All of these
Explanation
Option A is correct since normal wild type is the typical (or the most common) form, appearance, or strain,n existing in the wild. It is also the normal, non-mutated version of a gene common in nature. As red is the most common phenotype existing in the population of insects, it must be the wild type. Option B is incorrect since white eyes are very less in number compared to red eyes. Option C is incorrect since pink eyes are very less in number as compared to red eyes. Option D is incorrect as it states all of these.
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