Red-Green Color Blindness Is Due to a Mutant Gene in the X

question 12

Multiple Choice

Red-green color blindness is due to a mutant gene in the X chromosome. An XX female with normal color vision and an XY male with normal color vision have a child with karyotype XXY who is color blind. The likely explanation is that the:

• A)father was heterozygous for the color-blindness mutation.
• B)mother was heterozygous for the color-blind mutation.
• C)father had CNV of the color-blind mutation.
• D)mother had CNV of the color-blind mutation.
• E)None of the other answer options is correct.

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