Thursday, November 19, 2009

Genetic sex- linked problems?

Red-green color blindness is inherited as a sex-linked recessive. If a colorblind woman marries a man who has normal vision, what would be the expected phenotypes of their children with reference to this character? Just need help setting up the problem. Thanks

Genetic sex- linked problems?
because the trait is recessive, the woman can only show the trait if she is homozygous for it. because it is sex linked, we know it is on the X chromosome. therefore for the male to exhibit normal vision he cannot have the allele for the trait.





all male off spring will exhibit the trait because either of the woman's x chromosome will contain the gene. no female off spring will exhibit the trait because, while they would get one recessive allele from their mother, their father only has a normal x. the females would all be heterozygous for this trait.
Reply:Since the color blindness trait is recessive it we could call it (c). normal vision could be called (C).


the traits would come out Cc Cc Cc Cc in a Putnam square


which is used to demonstrate recessive and dominant traits. but anything can happen.
Reply:dunno but i know a women whos brother was colour blind, she wasnt, she married a man that wasnt but there son is so def genetic

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