Color Blindness Problem Set

Correct!

Problem 6: Pedigree representation for Paul

Paul, like Liz, is color blind. How will he be represented in the family pedigree?

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B.

To be color blind, Paul had to have inherited an X-chromosome with the red-green color blind allele from his mother and a Y chromosome from his father. Therefore, he is represented by the symbol of the males affected with the color blindness.


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