5. Red green colorblindness is a rare X-linked recessive trait. If a male has red-green colorblindness, which of the following statements would be accurate? A) His father must be color-blind B) His mother must be color-blind C) Both his mother and his father must be color-blind D) Neither the mother nor the father must be color-blind E) There is a 50% chance that his father is colorblind

Additional problems (Chapter 4 (Extension of Mendelian Inheritance): 1. In rabbits, coloration of the fur depends on alleles of the gene c. From information given in the chapter, what phenotypes and proportions would be expected from the following crosses: a) CC X cc b) Cc x Cc c) Cc x Ccch d) cc x cc 2. From the information given in the chapter about the ABO blood types, what phenotypes and ratios are expected from the following matings: a) type AB x type O b) Type AB x type B individual whose mother is type O c) Type O x Type A individual whose father is type O d) Type Ox type O 3. A woman with type AB blood type gave birth to a baby with type B blood. Two different men claim to be the father. One has type A blood and the other type B blood. Can the genetic evidence decide in favor of either? 4. You have been studying a trait that seems to be present in every generation within a particular family. Further, you have observed that every affected offspring has at least affected parent…

3. STATEMENT: Color-blindness is due to a sex-linked recessive gene. A colorblind man marries a normal-visioned woman and they have a colorblind daughter. a) What is the genotype for the man, woman and the daughter? b) The couple decides to have another child, what is the probability their child will be: i. Colorblind? ii. Have a daughter that has normal vision, no colorblindness? They know that they're having a son because they saw the sonogram with a little noticeable Schmeckle (Oscar Meyer weiner). iii.

1. A) Apply the concept of sex linkage to explain why color blindness is more prevalent in men than in women. B) Mary is concerned that she may be a carrier for hemophilia, a sex-linked condition located on the X chromosome. Mary is married to John, who doesn't have hemophilia. Assuming Mary is a carrier, what are the genotype ratios expected for Mary and John's kids (specify for boys and for girls)? C) Mary and John have 2 boys, none of them has hemophilia. Can we use this fact as proof that Mary does not carry the allele for hemophilia? Explain your argument.