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Biology Question on Mendelian Disorders

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

A

all daughter and sons are colourblind

B

50% colourblind and 50% normal son

C

carrier normal daughter and colourblind sons

D

colourblind sons and normal daughter

Answer

carrier normal daughter and colourblind sons

Explanation

Solution

Man is normal while women of colourblind mother is also colourblind. The gene for colour blindness is present on XX-chromosome as a recessive autosomal diseases. One XX-chromosome from mother goes to daughter and other to son while the X-chromosome of father (Normal) goes to daughter and 44 chromosome to son.