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Title: In humans, blue eyes are inherited as a recessive autosomal trait and color blindness is an X-linked ...
Post by: ceybe on Nov 15, 2017
In humans, blue eyes are inherited as a recessive autosomal trait and color blindness is an X-linked recessive trait. A woman with blue eyes and normal color vision whose father was color blind marries a man who also has normal color vision. He has brown eyes but his mother had blue eyes. Which of the following do you expect to be true for their daughters?
A) One-half of their daughters will have normal color vision and brown eyes; 1/2 of their daughters will have normal color vision and blue eyes.
B) Their daughters will all have normal color vision and brown eyes.
C) One-fourth of their daughters will be color blind and have blue eyes, 1/4 of their daughters will be color blind and have brown eyes, 1/4 of their daughters will have normal color vision and blue eyes, 1/4 of their daughters will have normal color vision and brown eyes.
D) Their daughters will all have normal color vision and blue eyes.
E) One-half of their daughters will be color blind and have blue eyes; 1/2 their daughters will be color blind and have brown eyes.


Title: Re: In humans, blue eyes are inherited as a recessive autosomal trait and color blindness is an ...
Post by: mastema on Nov 15, 2017
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Title: Re: In humans, blue eyes are inherited as a recessive autosomal trait and color blindness is an X-linked ...
Post by: ceybe on Dec 30, 2017
Thanks for answering