g Normal color vision in the human is due to a dominant gene, C, and is x-linked. The recessive form of the gene, c, causes the individual to be red-green color blind. A color blind woman marries a man with normal color vision. What are the possible phenotypes of children with respect to vision?

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Lawrence Martin

2 June, 23:52

g Normal color vision in the human is due to a dominant gene, C, and is x-linked. The recessive form of the gene, c, causes the individual to be red-green color blind. A color blind woman marries a man with normal color vision. What are the possible phenotypes of children with respect to vision?

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Vicente Stout · Answer 1

If a color blind woman marries a man with normal vision, the following progeny may be expected in the F2 generation: among the daughters, they are carriers for the disease; among sons, all are color blind.

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Normal color vision in the human is due to a dominant gene, C, and is x-linked. The recessive form of the gene, c, if color blind woman marries a man with normal color vision the possible phenotypes of children are

all daughters are carriers

all sons are color blind