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A woman who is colorblind marries a man with normal vision. what are the chances that their daughters will be carriers for colorblindness?

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because there mother is colorblind c is carrier gene and b is colorblindness gene

x^(c) {x}^(b)
and their dad isn't so

{xy}
chances:

{x}^(c) {x}
normal vision daughter and a carrier

{xx}^(b)
colorblind daughter

{x}^(c)y
normal vision son and a carrier

{x}^(b) y
colorblind son

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