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What is the genotype of a carrier female for color blindness?
AXX
BXcXc
CXCXc
DXcY
✓ Correct Answer: C — XCXc
A carrier female has one normal X chromosome and one X chromosome carrying the recessive gene for color blindness (XCXc).
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