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A normal visioned woman, whose father is colour blind, marries a normal visioned man. What would be probability of her sons and daughters to be colour blind? Explain with the help of a pedigree chart.
A normal visioned woman, whose father is colour blind, marries a normal visioned man. What would be the probability of her (a) sons, (b) daughters to the colour blind?
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Solution
All daughters normal visioned; 50% of sons are likely to be colour blind.
Notes
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