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A cross of white eyed female and red eyed male drosophila gives red eyed females and white eyed males. Rarely this cross may give all white eyed females and red eyed males. This was found to be due to

A

Loss of sex chromosome

B

Mutation in female fly

C

Nondisjuction of two X-chromosomes in female

D

Mutation in male

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