NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
If a colour blind female marries a man whose mother was also colour blind, what are the chances of her progeny having colour blindness?
- A25%
- B50%
- C75%
- D100%
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Correct answer: D
If mother of man is colour blind, then man will also be colour blind as colour blindness is a X-linked recessive trait and shows criss-cross inheritance.

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