A common kind of red-green blindness in humans is caused by the presence of a sex-linked recessive gene c, whose normal allele is c+. Using these genes, what are the possible genotypes and their corresponding phenotypes in males and females? Can two colorblind parents produce a normal son? (b) A normal daughter? (c) Can two normal parents produce a colorblind son? (d) a colorblind daughter?

A common kind of red-green blindness in humans is caused by the presence of a sex-linked recessive gene c, whose normal allele is c+. Using these genes, what are the possible genotypes and their corresponding phenotypes in males and females? Can two colorblind parents produce a normal son? (b) A normal daughter? (c) Can two normal parents produce a colorblind son? (d) a colorblind daughter?

Human Biology (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter20: Chromosomes And Human Genetics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7CT: The following pedigree shows the pattern of inheritance of red-green color blindness in a family....

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