Colour blindness is an X-linked recessive disorder. Males inherit the X chromosome from their mother, while females inherit one X chromosome from each parent. The daughter inherits the Xc chromosome from her father and XC (normal) from her mother, making her a carrier. The son cannot inherit Xc from the father as he receives only the Y chromosome from him. Cross:
Father (XcY) ×Mother (XCXC)
Gametes: Xc, Y (Father) and XC, XC (Mother)
Offspring:Daughter (XCXc) (Carrier)
Son (XCY) (Normal).
- Hence, the son and daughter cannot inherit colour blindness from the father as it is X-linked.
Which of the following statements are correct about Klinefelter’s Syndrome?
A. This disorder was first described by Langdon Down (1866).
B. Such an individual has overall masculine development. However, the feminine development is also expressed.
C. The affected individual is short statured.
D. Physical, psychomotor and metal development is retarded. E. Such individuals are sterile.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: