Activity 9: Genetics Probability Problems - Sex-Linked Traits Directions: Analyze and solve the following sex-linked problems. 1. Colorblindness is a recessive, sex-linked disorder in humans. A colorblind man (XY) has a child with a woman who is a carrier (XCX) of the disorder. a. What is the genotype of the man? b. What is the genotype of the woman? C. Fill in the Punnett Square to the right d. What is the chance that the child will be colorblind?
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Answer:
a. X^CY
b. X^CX^C
c. Nasa pic po
d. Both 100% chance whether the child is male or female
e. 50%
f. 50%