Question

Because the gene for red-green color blindness is located on the X chromosome, it is normally not possible for a _____.
a. carrier mother to pass the gene on to her daughter
b. carrier mother to pass the gene on to her son
c. color blind father to pass the gene on to his daughter
d. color blind father to pass the gene on to his son

Answer 1

Answer:

D. color blind father to pass the gene on to his son

Explanation:

A color blind boy can’t receive a colour blind ‘gene’ from his father, even if his father is colour blind, because his father can only pass an X chromosome to his daughters.

Answer 2

Color blindness is an X-linked disease. According to the given scenario, it is not possible that color blind father to pass the gene on to his son, i.e., option d.

What is color blindness?

The inability to differentiate between particular colors. It is actually carry a gene that is X linked.

The chromosome X is transferred from mother as she is having XX chromosomes. While father has XY chromosomes.

It is not possible to transfer X chromosome from father to son, so this will be an inappropriate statement that a color blind father to pass the gene on to his son.

Thus, the correct option is d.

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