On a camping trip, you find one male snail on a desertedisland that coils to the right. However, in this same area, youfind several shells (not containing living snails) that coil tothe left. Therefore, you conclude that you are not certain ofthe genotype of this male snail. On a different island, you finda large colony of snails of the same species. All of these snailscoil to the right, and every snail shell that you find on thissecond island coils to the right. With regard to the maternaleffect gene that determines coiling pattern, how would youdetermine the genotype of the male snail that you found onthe deserted island? In your answer, describe your expectedresults

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