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NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 4. principal of inheritance and variation
A man whose father was colour blind marries a woman who had a colour blind mother and normal father. What percentage of male children of this couple will be colour blind?
- A \(0.25\)
- B \(0\)
- C \(0.5\)
- D \(0.75\)
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(C) \(0.5\)
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Detailed explanation
(c) : It is given that the man had colour blind father, \(i.e.\), man’s genotype would be \(XY\). Now, the woman had a colourblind mother and normal father, thus her genotype would be \(X^cX\). A cross between them can be represented as below. Therefore, \(50\%\) of male children of this couple will be colour blind.
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