In Humans, Red-Green Color Blindness Is Determined by an X-Linked

question 26

Multiple Choice

In humans, red-green color blindness is determined by an X-linked recessive allele (a) , whereas eye color is determined by an autosomal gene, where brown (B) is dominant over blue (b) .What gametes can be formed with respect to these genes by a heterozygous, brown-eyed, color-blind male?

• A) BX^a, BY
• B) bX^a, bY
• C) BX^a, bY
• D) BX, BY, bX, bY
• E) BX^a, BY, bX^a, bY

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