Male Drosophila expressing the autosomal recessivemutations sc (scute), ec (echinus), cv (crossveinless),and b (black) were crossed to phenotypically wildtype females, and the 3288 progeny listed wereobtained. (Only mutant traits are noted.)653 black, scute, echinus, crossveinless670 scute, echinus, crossveinless675 wild type655 black71 black, scute73 scute73 black, echinus, crossveinless74 echinus, crossveinless87 black, scute, echinus84 scute, echinus86 black, crossveinless83 crossveinless1 black, scute, crossveinless1 scute, crossveinless1 black, echinus1 echinusa. Diagram the genotype of the female parent.b. Map these loci.c. Do the data provide evidence of interference?Justify your answer with numbers.

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