Cinnabar eye color is a sex-linked, recessive characteristic in fruit flies. If a female having cinnabar eyes is crossed with a wild-type male, what percentage of the F₁ males will have cinnabar eyes?
A) 0%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 100%

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Since cinnabar eye color is a sex-linked recessive trait, and the female has cinnabar eyes, she must be homozygous recessive (X^cnX^cn). The wild-type male is hemizygous dominant (X^+Y). All F₁ males will inherit the X^cn from the mother and Y from the father, resulting in 100% of F₁ males having cinnabar eyes.

Cinnabar Eye Color Is a Sex-Linked, Recessive Characteristic in Fruit