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- tell whether the following carry or show the sex linked recessive spongy- tiny pores trait, also, tell whether the individual are male of femaleExplain 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 daughtersWould it be possible for a woman with an uncleft chinto have children with cleft chins? Use a Punnett squareand one or more hypothetical genotypes for the father todemonstrate your point.
- Assume that two parents with normal vision have a son who has red-green color blindness. Which parent is responsible for the son’s color blindness? a. the mother b. the father c. either parent d. None of these are correctThe percentage chance that the mother described above will give birth to a daughter with mid-digital hair and freckles is what percentage?Describe two ways that an oocyte avoids polyspermy.
