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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


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