(problem 15b) in silk moths (bombyx mori), red eyes (re) and white-banded wing (wb) are encoded by two mutant alleles that are recessive to those that produce wild-type traits (re+ and wb+); these two genes are on the same chromosome. a moth homozygous for red eyes and white-banded wings is crossed with a moth homozygous for the wild-type traits. the f1 have normal eyes and normal wings. the f1 are crossed with moths that have red eyes and white-banded wings in a testcross. the progeny of this testcross are

as the gila monster consumes the eggs or young of the desert cottontail and gambel's quail, thus its main food supply is only accessible for a restricted time duration every year. however, for this, the gila monsters exhibit three adaptations, which elevate their survival rate in the desert condition.  

first, is that they possess huge bodies, and can consume greater concentrations of food during a small period. secondly, they require to feed infrequently as they can accumulate fat in their tails. ultimately, their rate of metabolism is very low, so that they can burn their reservoirs of fat gradually.