If a father and a son are both color blind and the

mother is normal, is it likely that the son inherited
color blindness from his father? What will be an ideal response?


Answer: No, males inherit all sex-linked traits from the mother.

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The lymphatic organ that protects us from pathogens in our blood is the _____.

What will be an ideal response?

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What is a merozygote?

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Land plants evolved from which of the following groups?

A. green algae B. brown algae C. red algae D. complex fungi E. None of the answer options is correct.

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