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If a colorblind male marries a normal,homozygous female, what are the possible and phenotypes of the children

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Colourblindness is X recessive !

so ; colourblind male : X'Y
Normal homozygous female : XX

on crossing : outcomes are 2 X'X and 2 XY

so Genotypes are X'X , X'X, XY, XY
phenotypes are two Normal male child and two carrier female (heterozygous recessive )

IMP : None are colourblind !!
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