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Date November 2012 Marks available 1 Reference code 12N.1.SL.TZ0.14
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 14 Adapted from N/A

Question

What would be the expected result if a woman carrier for colour blindness and a colour blind man had many children?

A. All offspring will be colour blind.
B. All male offspring will be colour blind and all females normal.
C. All males will be normal and all females will be colour blind.
D. All females will be carriers of colour blindness or colour blind

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

This question had a very good discrimination index and did not prove to be too hard for candidates, who seem to perform well at this type of simple sex-linked cross.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 3: Genetics » 3.4 Inheritance
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