Thinking about how wings are formed in Drosophila , speculate on the basis of the vestigial and curved phenotypes, and any interactions between them that you may have observed.
Which of the following is most likely correct based on your analysis of the data?

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Thinking about how wings are formed in  Drosophila , speculate on the basis of the vestigial and curved phenotypes, and any interactions between them that you may have observed. 
 Which of the following is most likely correct based on your analysis of the data?

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The vestigial gene is critical for wing development. The vestigial - producing genotype is epistatic to the curved gene.

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This is an example of dominance, with the  vg  allele being completely dominant to the  cv  allele.

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This is an example of complementary gene action. Wing development requires the action of both the wild type curved and vestigial gene products.

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This is an example of gene redundancy. Wing development can be carried out by either the wild type curved or vestigial gene products.

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The curved gene is critical for wing development. The curved - producing genotype is epistatic to the vestigial gene.

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