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A woman who is heterozygous for normal vision marries a man with normal vision. If they...

A woman who is heterozygous for normal vision marries a man with normal vision. If they have a girl, what is the probability she is colorblind? And what if it is a boy?

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Ans. The colour blind is sex linked recessive disease. It mostly Express in the males. In colorblindness, the man is unable to distinguish between red and green colours.

The probability for girl to be colour blind is zero.

The probability for boy to be color blind is 50%. Female male Genotype Phenotybe XXC XY Carrier Normal Gamete XX XY xx xer Normal Normal Normal Color Blind girl Son girl son.

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