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A cross of a wild type red-eyed female Drosophila with a violet-eyed male produces all red-eyed offspring. If the gene is sex linked, what should the reciprocal cross (violet-eyed female x red-eyed male) produce? (Assume that the red allele is dominant to the violet allele.)-

A) All violet-eyed flies

B) 3 red-eyed flies to 1 violet-eyed

C) A \[1\text{ }:\text{ }1\] ratio of red and violet eyes in both males and females

D) Red-eyed females and violet-eyed males