SvS Biology 2000 - Year 10:
Trial solutions for genetics.
3. Colourblindness is a sex-linked recessive condition. This means that the characteristic is carried only on the X chromosome. Females therefore have two alleles for the trait, and males have only ONE.
(a) Draw a key to show the genotypes and phenotypes for this
trait (like the example in question 1)
(b) If a colourblind female were to mate with a normal male, what would
the chance be that they produced a colourblind daughter? (show all of your working, set
out correctly to indicate Parents, Gametes and F1)
Phenotype Genotype female XX male XY colourblind c normal C P Xc Xc x XC Y
gametes Xc, Xc x XC, Y
F1 XCXc, XCXc, XcY, XcY
0% chance that children are colourblind daughters
S. van Strien