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Color-blindness is a sex-linked, recessive trait (Xb). Which of the following describes the probability of color-blindness in the offspring of a woman who is color-blind and a man who is not?
Their daughters have a 50% chance of being color-blind.
Their daughters have a 100% chance of being color-blind.
Their sons have a 50% chance of being color-blind.
Their sons have a 100% chance of being color-blind.
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Their sons have a 100% chance of being color-blind.
Reason: The color‑blind mother is XbXb and the father is XBY. Daughters are XBXb (carriers, not color‑blind); sons are XbY (color‑blind).
Reason: The color‑blind mother is XbXb and the father is XBY. Daughters are XBXb (carriers, not color‑blind); sons are XbY (color‑blind).
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