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A man whose father is a colourblind, marry a woman, who is a daughter of colourblind mother. The offspring of this couple will be

Updated On: Jul 28, 2022
  • all daughter and sons are colourblind
  • 50% colourblind and 50% normal son
  • carrier normal daughter and colourblind sons
  • colourblind sons and normal daughter
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Man is normal while women of colourblind mother is also colourblind. The gene for colour blindness is present on $X$-chromosome as a recessive autosomal diseases. One $X$-chromosome from mother goes to daughter and other to son while the X-chromosome of father (Normal) goes to daughter and $4 $ chromosome to son.
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