Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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In humans, the allele for normal opsins in the cones of
the eyes, C, is dominant to the allele for colour-
blindness, c.
The trait is X-linked.
A woman who is not colour-blind has a father who is
colour-blind. If this woman has a child with a man who is
colour-blind, what is the probability of them having a
colour-blind son? Your response must include a Punnett
square with correct nomenclature. Express your answer
as a frequency between 0-1.
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Transcribed Image Text:In humans, the allele for normal opsins in the cones of the eyes, C, is dominant to the allele for colour- blindness, c. The trait is X-linked. A woman who is not colour-blind has a father who is colour-blind. If this woman has a child with a man who is colour-blind, what is the probability of them having a colour-blind son? Your response must include a Punnett square with correct nomenclature. Express your answer as a frequency between 0-1.
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