Psych 1xx3 quiz - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Emmanuel is the only male child in his family who suffers from colourblindness. What is the most likely reason for this? A) Emmanuel's father is colourblind but his mother is neither colourblind, nor a carrier of the gene. B) Emmanuel's mother is a carrier of this gene but his father is not colourblind. The rest of Emmanuel's siblings are females, so they do not exhibit the colourblind phenotype. C) Emmanuel's mother is colourblind but his father is not. This results in a 1 in 4 chanc...

Emmanuel is the only male child in his family who suffers from colourblindness. What is the most likely reason for this? A) Emmanuel's father is colourblind but his mother is neither colourblind, nor a carrier of the gene. B) Emmanuel's mother is a carrier of this gene but his father is not colourblind. The rest of Emmanuel's siblings are females, so they do not exhibit the colourblind phenotype. C) Emmanuel's mother is colourblind but his father is not. This results in a 1 in 4 chanc...