Principle-Of-Inheritance-And-Variation Question 637
Question: Carrier of genes of colour blindness are present in [CPMT 1989]
Options:
A) Father
B) Mother
C) Father and mother
D) None
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
A man possesses only one gene for colour vision, whereas woman possesses two.
The normal colour vision is dominant over colour blindness.
Therefore, only woman will be carrier when she has gene for colour blindness in one x-chromosome.