13. A dominant x-linked allele (B) gives normal color vision but the recessive allele (b) causes red-green color blindness. A.     What is the genotype of a man with normal color vision whose father was color- blind?

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13. A dominant x-linked allele (B) gives normal color vision but the recessive allele (b) causes red-green color blindness.
A.     What is the genotype of a man with normal color vision whose father was color- blind?


B.     What is the genotype of a woman with normal color vision whose father was color-blind?


C.     If a woman who is colorblind marries a man with normal vision, what would you expect for the genotypes and phenotypes of their children?

 


D.     If a man is color-blind, which parent did he inherit the gene from? Explain your answer.


E.     Which parent does a man get all his x-linked genes from?


F.     If a woman is color-blind, what do you know about the genotypes and phenotypes of her parents?

 

G.     Are men more likely than women to get a genetic disease which is x-linked and dominant? Are they more likely to get a disease that is x-linked and recessive? Explain your answers.

 

H.    Can a man with normal color vision have a colorblind daughter? Explain your answer.

 

 I.     Which parent determines the sex of a child?

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