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If a colour blind man marries a daughter of a colour blind man and normal woman. Given the child is a daughter, what is the probability that she is colour blind?

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0.25
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0.5
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0.75
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1
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Solution

The correct option is B 0.5
Cross - 1:
Colourblind man - XcY
Normal woman - XX
XcY x X X
X X
Xc XcX XcX
Y XY XY

All the daughters would be carriers for the disease but none of them would be affected since colour blindness is an X-linked recessive disorder.

Cross - 2:
Daughter from cross - 1: XcX
Colour blind man : XcY
XcY x XcX
Xc X
Xc XcXc XcX
Y XcY XY

1 affected daughter : 1 carrier daughter : 1 affected son : 1 normal son
Hence, probability of an affected daughter is one out of two or 1/2 or 0.50.

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