colourblindness

a normal visioned man whose father was colour blind, marries a woman whose father was also colour blind. they have thier first child as a daughter. what are the chances that this child would be colour blind?
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Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
i am getting the ans 50% but ans is 0
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iTeachChem
iTeachChem3mo ago
isnt it because the woman carries this gene ro something? hence 0?
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
It's actually about playing with probabilities This condition is expressed when the "gene" is present on both the X chromosomes And one of those in the case of male as there are no 2 X chromosomes
iTeachChem
iTeachChem3mo ago
oh cool
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
since woman carries she can give it to sons as colour blindness follows criss cross inheritance
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
@Sephrina is the woman colourblind as well? Or is it not mentioned?
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
her father was so i think yeah cuz she gets the altered x
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
I mean not exactly Maybe her mother is normal One X from father
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
then she would a carrier no?
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Ohh haan I see Vahi pooch Raha tha like
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
still chances are there that the woman can give colour blind kids
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Is she a carrier of affected
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
or carrier carrier
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
How are you sure She could be affected as well
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
true
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Say her mother is carrier
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
it is dependent of situation
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
And the father is affected
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
but she will atleast have one
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
She gets both affected Xa
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
altered
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Yeah at least 1 for sure Uhh I guess I get it See One X from father Father is not affected
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
oh wait it is asking affected not carrier
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Only one X from mother
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
ok words confused me
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Yeah it's asking for affected Carriers ka aap bata nahi sakte
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
there is possibility of being carrier for sure
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Unless mother specified ho
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
but not of being effected jo nhi hai okkk okk
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Non zero hoga yes but kitna hoga vo nahi bata sakte Yeah
Sephrina
SephrinaOP3mo ago
yps got it +solved @Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora
Varun_Arora3mo ago
Nice then
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