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A Mother Is a Carrier for Blue Eyes (Autosomal Recessive)

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A mother is a carrier for blue eyes (autosomal recessive) and for hemophilia (X-linked recessive) . Which of these is a correct statement?


A) All sons will have blue eyes and be hemophiliacs.
B) The phenotype depends on the father's genotype as to whether the sons will have blue eyes and/or be hemophiliacs.
C) The father's genotype can determine whether a son has blue eyes but will not determine whether a son will be a hemophiliac.
D) Regardless of the father, no sons will have blue eyes or be hemophiliacs.
E) Regardless of the father, the mother can only pass on blue eyes to her daughters and hemophilia to her sons.

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