Study the pedigree chart of a certain family given below and select the correct conclusion which can be…

Study the pedigree chart of a certain family given below and select the correct conclusion which can be drawn for the character.
  1. The female parent is heterozygous
  2. The parents could not have had a normal daughter for this character
  3. The trait under study could not be colour blindness
  4. The male parent is homozygous dominant

Solution

The given pedigree chart shows that both the daughters received the gene from the parents, while son may be normal or affected. It shows that the female parent is heterozygous.

Asked in: NEET 2010 (Mains)

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