One daughter from the preceding problem marries a color-blind man. a. What proportion of their sons will be color-blind? (Another way to think of this is to ask, What are the chances that their sons will be color-blind?). b. Explain how a color-blind daughter might result from this couple.

One daughter from the preceding problem marries a color-blind man. a. What proportion of their sons will be color-blind? (Another way to think of this is to ask, What are the chances that their sons will be color-blind?). b. Explain how a color-blind daughter might result from this couple.

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