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A couple had two sons, one was colour blind while the other wasn't. They also had a colour blind daughter. Which statement about this couple is true?
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEET
Options:
  • A Husband is colour blind but wife is not
  • B Husband is normal and wife is colour blind
  • C Husband and wife both are colour blind
  • D Husband and wife both are normal
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Husband is colour blind but wife is not
Colour blind man has one X chromosome with the gene for colour blindness which he receives from his mother. His colour blind sister has two X chromosomes each with the gene for colour blindness. She has received one of these from her father and one from her mother. Thus from this information we can conclude that their father is colour blind and their mother has at least one X chromosome for colour blindness. Also they have a normal brother. That means their mother has one X chromosome without colour blindness genes. Hence mother is a carrier.

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