3. A dragonfly has blue wings. Its mother has blue wings, but its father has colorless wings. Which of these statements explains why the dragonfly has blue wings?
a
The dragonfly inherited one copy of the gene for wing color from its mother and one copy
from its father. That gene combination instructs for proteins that connect in ways that
make its wings blue.
b
The dragonfly inherited one copy of the gene for wing color from its mother and one copy
from its father. Those genes connect together to make its wings blue.
с
The dragonfly inherited its copies of the gene for wing color from its mother and not from
its father. Those genes connect together to make its wings blue.
d
The dragonfly inherited its copies of the gene for wing color from its mother and not from
its father. Just like its mother's genes, those genes instruct for proteins that connect in
ways that make its wings blue. Scroll for more
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