Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 460

Question: If mother is a carrier for colour blindness and father is normal, then in the offsprings this disease may be seen in [CPMT 1992; DPMT 1993; CBSE PMT 1999]

Options:

A) All the sons

B) All the daughters

C) 50% sons and 50% daughters (carrier)

D) All the sons and not in daughters

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Carrier mother is heterogametic for recessive colour blindness gene.