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Explain the chances that a color-blind woman who is married to a man with normal vision will produce A color-blind sons B color-blind daughters C carrier daughters

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Chapter14: Human Inheritance

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Problem 7SA: Color blindness is a case of ________ inheritance. a. autosomal dominant c. X-linked dominant b....

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A color-blind sons

B color-blind daughters

C carrier daughters

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