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A woman whose mother was colourblind and father was haemophilic, marries a colourblind haemophilic
man. What is true about their daughters?
man. What is true about their daughters?
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Correct option: C
They may have daughters who are colourblind or haemophilic
Option C (They may have daughters who are colourblind or haemophilic) is correct because the daughters can inherit different combinations of the X chromosomes carrying the colourblindness and haemophilia genes from their parents, leading to some daughters being colourblind, some haemophilic, some both, and some neither.
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