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If a Woman Is a Carrier for the Color-Blind Recessive

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If a woman is a carrier for the color-blind recessive allele and her husband is normal, what are their chances that a son will be color-blind?


A) None since the father is normal.
B) 50% since the mother is the only carrier.
C) 100% because the mother has the gene.
D) 25% because the mother is a hybrid.
E) None since he will also be just a carrier.

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