Assignment #1: Epistasis
- What did you observe in the F1 generation?
The F1 generation was comprised of wild types in terms of wing size and wing vein.
Was this what you expected? Why or why not? Yes. The wing mutation and the vestigial wing size genes are recessive and hence would not be expressed.
Once you have produced an F1 generation, mate F1 flies to generate an F2 generation.
Study the results of your F2 generation and then answer the following questions.
Which mutation is epistatic? The vestigial wing gene is the epistatic one. Is the vestigial mutation ...
