12th Class Biology Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question Bank Case Based - Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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    Colour blindness is a sex-linked recessive disorder, which results in defect in either red or green cone of eye. It does not mean not seeing any colour at all, infact it leads to the failure in discrimination between red and green colour. The gene for colour blindness is present on X-chromosome. It is present mostly in males \[({{X}^{C}}Y)\] because of the presence of only one X-chromosome as compared to two chromosomes in females. A heterozygous female has normal vision, but is a carrier and passes on the disorder to some of her sons. A woman has an X-linked condition on one of her X-chromosomes. This chromosome can be inherited by
    (iii) If both parents of a male child are normal, what are the chances of the child being colourblind?

    A) It is impossible

    B) lt is possible only if father's mother was colourblind

    C) It is possible only if mother's father was colourblind

    D) It is possible even when all the four grandparents had normal vision

    Correct Answer: C


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