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Sex linkage

Problem

In the fruit fly Drosophilia, eye color is sex-linked.
The allele for red eyes is dominant (XW) and the allele for white eyes is recessive (Xw).
A scientist crosses two red-eyed flies and notice that half of their male offspring have white eyes.
What are the genotypes of the parents?
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