NEET Biology Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question Bank Sex Linked Inheritance

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    A colourblind daughter is born when [MP PMT 1998; CPMT 1991; Kerala CET 2002; Orissa JEE 2005]

    A) Father is colourblind, mother is normal

    B) Mother is colourblind, father is normal

    C) Mother is carrier, father is normal

    D) Mother is carrier, father is colourblind

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    For a woman to be colourblind both her X chromosomes should bear genes for the disease; which is possible only when her father is colourblind and her mother is either colourblind or a carrier of disease.


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