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factor by N and its absence or recessive by n, then the 

 male is Nn, while the female is homozygous or NN. 

 But in addition to this it is the male in this case 

 which is heterozygous for sex, and n goes to the 

 male-producing sperms, N to the female-producing. 

 Thus in the mating of normal man with normal 

 woman the transmission is as follows : 



Gametes n d 



Nn (5 X NN 9 

 9 x 



d /v/v 9 



That is all offspring normal, but the males again 

 heterozygous. 



An affected male has the constitution nn, and if he 

 marries a normal woman the descent is as follows : 



nn<$ x /WV9 

 Gametes n. d + /z o x /V + /V 



When a normal male is mated with a heterozygous 

 nN female we get 



X /2/V9 



that is, hah the sons are normal and half colour-blind, 



