Heliconius melpomene is a species of butterfly with ZW sex determination. H. melpomene\'s wing spots are normally orange, but a recessive Z-linked mutation causes the spots to be yellow, while a recessive autosomal mutation causes the spots to be red. Butterflies homozygous (or hemizygous) for both mutations have no wing spots. What are the expected F1 and F2 phenotypes from a cross between a red-spotted female and a yellow-spotted male? Solution The Heliconius melpomene butterfly having sex determination ZW have normally orange wing spots. Given Recessive Z linked mutation causes the spots to be yellow, if Y is the dominant gene the y represents the recessive gene. The recessive autosomal mutation causes the spot to be red,the recessive autosomal mutation represented by rr. a) WX represents female b) WW represents male Given-: F1 generation The red spotted female is crossed with yellow spotted male ZWrr X ZZy ZZ, WrrZ, ZZy, WrrZy It gives 1 hemizygous butterfly, 1red spotted female butterfly, 1 yellow spotted male and 1 normal orange wing male butterfly. The F2 generation gives the same result..