Answer to Question #201691 in Genetics for Jason

Question

The man's mother is colorblind and the woman's father is colorblind. a. Determine the genotypes of men and women. b. Identify the possibilities of giving birth to their children (given color blindness).

Answer 1

Genotype of male with red-green color blindness is XY, X chromosome possessing recessive allele of gene responsible for differentiating red-green color.