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If a colour blind female marries a man whose mother was also colour blind, what are the chances of her progeny having colour blindness?

A

100%

B

25%

C

50%

D

75%

Step-by-Step Solution

Colour blindness is a sex-linked recessive disorder. Let the recessive allele be .

  1. Female Genotype: Since she is colour blind, she must be homozygous recessive: .
  2. Male Genotype: The man has a colour blind mother (). Males receive their X chromosome from their mother. Therefore, he received from her. His genotype is (he is also colour blind).
  3. The Cross: (Female) (Male).
  4. Progeny:
  • Daughters receive from mother and from father (Colour blind).
  • Sons receive from mother and from father (Colour blind). Since all offspring are affected, the chance is 100% .
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