alleryX-recessive red-green blindness: an affected son gets the relevant X allele from:
AHis father only
BHis mother only
CEither parent equally
DBoth parents together
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. His mother only
A son inherits his sole X chromosome from his mother.
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