Sex-Linked Inheritance Problem Set

Problem 7: Red-green color blindness in humans

A human female "carrier" who is heterozygous for the recessive, sex-linked trait causing red-green color blindness (or alternatively, hemophilia), marries a normal male. What proportion of their male progeny will have red-green color blindness (or alternatively, will be hemophiliac)?

A. 100%

B. 75%

C. 50%

D. 25%

E. 0%


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