13. Colorblindness is an x-linked recessive trait. What does this mean for individual IV-7's male children?

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Foxontherock asked May 17, 2022

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13. Colorblindness is an x-linked recessive trait. What

does this mean for individual IV-7's male children?

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The male children cannot be colourblind because chromosomes for males are XY, and because it is a recessive trait, they would need 2 X chromosome with the colourblindness trait

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