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if a colour-blind male marries a female carrier of colour-blind, what is the probability of the couple getting a colour-blind son?

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There is 100% that the offspring will be colorblind

User Phil Lucks
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1/16 because it is a 1/2 chance their child is a son 1/2 they have a daughter another 1/2 chance if their son is color blind and another 1/2 they have a color blind daughter. I hope this helps :) 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/16
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