KROK 1 2013 – Question 23 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
Hypertrichosis is the Y-linked character. The father has hypertrichosis, and the mother is healthy. In this family, the probability of having a child with hypertrichosis is:
- A. 0,25
- B. 0,125
- C. 0,5
- D. 0,625
- E. 1
Hint
Trace which sex chromosome the father passes to his sons and which to his daughters, then count over all children.
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