In $Drosophila$,long wing and broad abdomen characters are dominant over vestigial wing and narrow abdomen characters. $A$ pure-breeding $Drosophila$ with long wings and broad abdomen is crossed with a pure-breeding vestigial-winged and narrow-abdomened $Drosophila$. Two of the $F_1$ individuals were crossed,and the following results were produced in the $F_2$ generation: $482$ $Drosophila$ with long wings and broad abdomen,and $154$ $Drosophila$ with vestigial wings and narrow abdomen. Which one of the following is illustrated by these results?

  • A
    Autosomal linkage
  • B
    Incomplete dominance
  • C
    Mendelian monohybrid inheritance
  • D
    Mendelian dihybrid inheritance

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