2)A colour-blind father has a daughter with normal vision. The daughter marries a man with a normal vision.
What is the probability of her children to be colour blind?
Explain with the help of a pedigree chart.
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A normal visioned woman whose father is colour blind marries a normal visioned man.
X c X (Carrier female) x XY (normal male)
Offspring:
So, 25% of male will be affected and 25% (1 out of 4 offsprings) of females would be carrier. Remaining 50% would be normal.
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Please find below the solution to the asked query
A normal visioned woman whose father is colour blind marries a normal visioned man.
X c X (Carrier female) x XY (normal male)
Offspring:
| gametes | Xc | X |
| X | X C X (Carrier female) | XX (Normal female) |
| Y | X C Y (Affected male) | XY (Normal male) |
So, 25% of male will be affected and 25% (1 out of 4 offsprings) of females would be carrier. Remaining 50% would be normal.
Hope this information will clear your doubts about the topic.
If you have any more doubts just ask here on the forum and our experts will try to help you out as soon as possible.
Regards.