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If a father and son are both defective in red-green colour vision, is it likely that the son inherited the trait from his father? Comment.

 

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X-chromosome contains the genes for colour blindness. However, in the male child, the X-chromosome is contributed by the mother. Therefore, the son inherits the trait from the mother even if his father is suffering from colour blindness.

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