Question:

What percentage of children are colour blind if their father is colour blind and the mother is a carrier for Colour blindness?

Updated On: Aug 11, 2023
  • (A) 25%
  • (B) 50%
  • (C) 75%
  • (D) 100%
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Explanation:
The percentage of children who are colour blind if their father is colour blind and the mother is a carrier for colour blindness is 50% because the father will produce Xc and Y chromosomes and the mother will produce Xc and X chromosomes. Their children will have the genotypes- XcY, XY, XcXc and XXc. Therefore, 50% of children are colour blind, 25% have normal vision and 25% are the carriers of the disease.
Hence, the correct option is (B).
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