Fruit flies have 3 chromosomes plus sex chromosomes (x and y). mutations occurred within four different cells of an individual female fruit fly as shown in the table below. which of these mutations could be passed on to the offspring of this fruit fly?

a. curly wings

b. yellow body

c. absent eyes

d. leg-shaped antennae

The offsprings will have curly wings.

Option A.

The mutations are defined as the sudden changes in chromosome or the segment of DNA which cause an abrupt change in the protein structure and often changes phenotype of the organism. Sir Thomas Morgan, the father of Drosophila genetics experimented on different genetic features of Drosophila.

According to the theory of mutation, only the mutations that occur in the gamete mother cells are carried forward onto the next generation. This is because the gametes are the substances that can carry forward the genes or chromosomes onto the next generation. So here, we can see the genes of head feature, body colour and antenna shape are mutated in different cells of body other than gametes. Only the gene for wing shape is mutated in the gamete. So the structure of wing will be carried forward to the next generation.

any abiotic or biotic factor in an ecosystem that causes a population's size to slow or decrease is a limiting factor.