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If a colourblind woman marries a normal visioned man. Their sons will be

A

All normal visioned

B

One half normal and one half colourblind

C

Three fourth colourblind and one fourth normal

D

All colourblind

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To solve the question of whether the sons of a colorblind woman and a normal visioned man will be colorblind, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Genetics of Colorblindness**: - Colorblindness is a recessive sex-linked trait, which means it is carried on the X chromosome. - In females (XX), colorblindness will only be expressed if both X chromosomes carry the colorblind allele (Xc). - In males (XY), since they have only one X chromosome, they will express colorblindness if their single X chromosome carries the colorblind allele (Xc). 2. **Determine the Genotypes**: - The colorblind woman will have the genotype XcXc (both X chromosomes carry the colorblind allele). - The normal visioned man will have the genotype XY (the Y chromosome does not carry the colorblind allele). 3. **Set Up the Punnett Square**: - We can set up a Punnett square to visualize the potential genotypes of their offspring. - The mother can only contribute Xc (colorblind allele), and the father can contribute either X (normal vision) or Y (male). - The combinations will be: - From the mother: Xc - From the father: X or Y 4. **Analyze the Offspring**: - The possible combinations from the Punnett square are: - Xc from the mother and X from the father (daughter, carrier: XcX) - Xc from the mother and Y from the father (son, colorblind: XcY) - Therefore, all sons will inherit the Xc from their mother and Y from their father, resulting in the genotype XcY, which means they will be colorblind. 5. **Conclusion**: - Since all sons will inherit the Xc allele from their colorblind mother, all sons will be colorblind. ### Final Answer: All the sons will be colorblind.
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