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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: PRINCIPLE OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION

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A colourblind male marries to a normal female and they have their first child as colourblind female. What will be the genotype of the father and mother respectively?

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Correct option: B

X^C Y, X^C X^C

Option D (

X^C Y, X^C X^C

) is correct because for a colorblind female to be born, she must inherit one colorblind X chromosome from each parent, meaning both parents must carry the colorblind allele.

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