NEET2012ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
A normal-visioned man whose father was colour blind, marries a woman whose father was also colourblind. They have their first child as a daughter. What are the chances that this child would be colourblind?
Options
- A100 %
- B0 %
- C25 %
- D50 %
Correct answer
B. 0 %
Step-by-step solution
Colour blindness is an X-linked disease. So, woman whose father was colourblind will be carrier for the disease. So, possibility of a colourblind daughter (i.e., X^ c X ^ c in F ₁ generation is 0 % .