A man who is an achondroplastic dwarf with normal vision marries a color-blind woman of normal height. The man's father was 6 feet tall, and both the woman's parents were of average height. Achondroplastic dwarfism is autosomal dominant, and red-green color blindness is X-linked recessive.

A man who is an achondroplastic dwarf with normal vision marries a color-blind woman of normal height. The man's father was 6 feet tall, and both the woman's parents were of average height. Achondroplastic dwarfism is autosomal dominant, and red-green color blindness is X-linked recessive. 



How many of their daughters might be expected to be color-blind dwarfs? 

A) all
B) none
C) half
D) one out of four
E) three out of four

Answer: B


What proportion of their sons would be color-blind and of normal height? A) none 

B) half
C) one out of four
D) three out of four
E) all

Answer: B


They have a daughter who is a dwarf with normal color vision. What is the probability that she is heterozygous for both genes? 

A) 0%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 75%
E) 100%

Answer: E


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