a man and a woman marry. the man is colorblind, which is an x-linked disease. they have 4 children,...

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man is colorblind, which is an X-linked disease. They have 4 children, 2 carrier daughters , 1 completely healthy boy and 1 colorblind boy. One of the carrier daughters marries a healthy man and has 2 children. They have one colorblind boy, and a healthy, non carrier daughter. What are the genotypes for all the people involved?

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Page 1: A man and a woman marry. The man is colorblind, which is an X-linked disease. They have 4 children, 2 carrier daughters, 1 completely healthy boy and 1

A man and a woman marry. The man is colorblind, which is an X-linked disease. They

have 4 children, 2 carrier daughters , 1 completely healthy boy and 1 colorblind boy.

One of the carrier daughters marries a healthy man and has 2 children. They have

one colorblind boy, and a healthy, non carrier daughter. What are the genotypes for all the

people involved?

Page 2: A man and a woman marry. The man is colorblind, which is an X-linked disease. They have 4 children, 2 carrier daughters, 1 completely healthy boy and 1

Heart disease is thought to be linked with an autosomal inheritance. A carrier man marries a carrier woman. They have 3 children, one boy with heart disease, one carrier boy, and one carrier girl. One of the daughters marries a completely healthy man. What is the probability they will have heterozygous children?

Page 3: A man and a woman marry. The man is colorblind, which is an X-linked disease. They have 4 children, 2 carrier daughters, 1 completely healthy boy and 1

Jack and Jill get married. As Jill falls down the hill, she cuts herself and bleeds profusely. She goes to the doctors and realizes that she has hemophilia, a X-linked blood disorder. They have 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls, all of which get tested for hemophilia. They discover that 2 boys have hemophilia and one of the daughters is a carrier. One of the affected sons marries a healthy (non carrier) woman and has twin carrier children. What is the sex of these carrier children? Explain your answer.

Page 4: A man and a woman marry. The man is colorblind, which is an X-linked disease. They have 4 children, 2 carrier daughters, 1 completely healthy boy and 1

A man and a woman marry. The man has DMD (a muscular dystrophy disease), which is an X-linked disease. They have 4 children, 2 carrier daughters and 2 completely healthy boys. One of the carrier daughters marries a healthy man and has 3 children. They have two boys with DMD, and a healthy, non carrier daughter. What is the probability that one of the boys will have sons with disorders if he marries a healthy, non carrier woman?