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Father of a child is colourblind and mo...

Father of a child is colourblind and mother is carrier for colourblindness, the probability of the child being colour blind is

A

`25 %`

B

`50 %`

C

`100 %`

D

`75 %`

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The correct Answer is:
B
If the father of a child a is colourblind `(X^(c)Y)` and mother is carrier of colourblindness `(XX^(c))`, then probability of the child being colourblind is 50 %
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