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What percentage of children are colour blind if their father is colour blind and the mother is a carrier for Colour blindness?(a) 25%(b) 50%(c) 75%(d) 100%I had been asked this question in semester exam.This question is from Inheritance and Variation Principles topic in division Principles of Inheritance and Variation of Biology – Class 12

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Correct choice is (b) 50%

Best explanation: The percentage of children which are colour BLIND if their father is colour blind and the mother is a CARRIER for colour blindness is 50% because the father will produce Xc and Y chromosome and the mother will produce Xc and X chromosomes. Their children will have the genotypes- XcY, XY, XcXc and XcX. Therefore, 50% of children are colour blind, 25% have normal vision and 25% are the carriers of the disease.



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