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MHT CET 202621 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
MHT CET
Year
2026
Date
21 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Biology
Chapter
Principles of Inheritance and Variation

MHT CET 2026 · 21 April · Evening Shift · Biology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Girl of normal vision whose father was colorblind marries a man of...

Girl of normal vision whose father was colorblind marries a man of normal vision whose father was also colourblind. The sons of this marriage would be

Options

  1. AAll normal visioned
  2. BAll colourblind
  3. C50%50\% colourblind
  4. D25%25\% colourblind

Correct answer

C. 50%50\% colourblind

Step-by-step solution

Color blindness is an X-linked recessive trait.

Let XCX^C be the normal allele and XcX^c be the colorblind allele.

The girl has normal vision but her father was colorblind (X^c Y).Shemusthaveinheritedthe). She must have inherited theX^cchromosomefromherfather,makinghergenotypechromosome from her father, making her genotypeX^C X^c(carrier).<br><br>Themanhasnormalvision,sohisgenotypeis(carrier).<br><br>The man has normal vision, so his genotype isX^C Y.Thefactthathisfatherwascolorblinddoesnotaffecthisgenotype,asheinheritstheYchromosomefromhisfather.<br><br>Whentheymarry(XCXc×XCY. The fact that his father was colorblind does not affect his genotype, as he inherits the Y chromosome from his father.<br><br>When they marry (X^C X^c \times X^C Y), the sons inherit the Y chromosome from the father and one of the X chromosomes from the mother.

The mother produces two types of gametes containing X chromosomes: XCX^C and XcX^c in equal proportion.

Therefore, the sons will have genotypes XCYX^C Y (normal vision)andXcYand X^c Y (colorblind) in a 1:11:1 ratio.

Thus, 50%50\% of the sons will be colorblind.

Answer: 50%50\% colourblind
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