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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Chapter 11.7, Problem 1TC
If a color-deficient woman and a man with normal color vision have a daughter, what are the chances that she will be color-deficient? If they have a son, what are the chances that he will be color-deficient? Explain your answers.
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