A man with color blindness (a sex-linked recessive trait) has children with a woman who is a carrier. What is the chance that a son will be color blind?

  1. 0%
  2. 25%
  3. 50%
  4. 100%

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Woman is $X^B X^b$, Man is $X^b Y$. Sons receive Y from the father and either $X^B$ (normal) or $X^b$ (color blind) from the mother. Probability is 50%.
42 / 50 (84%)
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