Principle-Of-Inheritance-And-Variation Question 650

Question: A colourblind daughter is born when [MP PMT 1998; CPMT 1991; Kerala CET 2002; Orissa JEE 2005]

Options:

A) Father is colourblind, mother is normal

B) Mother is colourblind, father is normal

C) Mother is carrier, father is normal

D) Mother is carrier, father is colourblind

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

For a woman to be colourblind both her X chromosomes should bear genes for the disease; which is possible only when her father is colourblind and her mother is either colourblind or a carrier of disease.