daughter. What are the chances that this child would be colour blind?
(a) 100%
(b) 0%
(c) 25%
(d) 50%
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A normal-visioned man whose father was colour blind, marries a woman whose father was also colour blind. They have their first child as a
A normal-visioned man whose father was colour blind, marries a woman whose father was also colour blind. They have their first child as a
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Correct Option (b) Reason : Colour blindness is an X-linked disease. So, woman whose father was colour blind will be carrier for the disease.
So, possibility of a colour blind daughter (i.e., XᶜXᶜ in F₁-generation is 0%.