If a Woman Is a Carrier for the Color-Blind Recessive

question 59

Multiple Choice

If a woman is a carrier for the color-blind recessive allele and her husband is normal, what are their chances that a son will be color-blind?

• A) None since the father is normal.
• B) 50% since the mother is the only carrier.
• C) 100% because the mother has the gene.
• D) 25% because the mother is a hybrid.
• E) None since he will also be just a carrier.

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