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Red-Green Colorblindness Is Inherited as a Sex-Linked Recessive Trait

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Red-green colorblindness is inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait. The gene is found on the X chromosome. Can a man with normal color vision father a daughter who is red-green colorblind?


A) Yes, if the woman with whom he mates is red-green colorblind.
B) Yes, if the man is heterozygous for red-green colorblindness.
C) No, he can't (unless there is a mutation) .
D) No, the expression of the trait skips a generation.

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