Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Chromosomes, genes and proteins

Chromosomes, genes and proteins — practice question

Red-green colour blindness is a sex-linked characteristic caused by a recessive allele. What can be predicted about the children of a colour-blind woman and a man with normal vision?

  • ABoys will be colour-blind, girls will have a 50% chance of being colour-blind.
  • BBoys will be colour-blind, girls will have normal vision.
  • CGirls will be colour-blind, boys will have a 50% chance of being colour-blind.
  • DGirls will be colour-blind, boys will have normal vision.

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