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A man homozygous for brown colour eyes marries a lady heterozygous for brown colour eyes is dominant. What will be the fate of their children?

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All brown

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Three brown

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Two brown

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A All brown
Homozygous for brown colour - male parent- XB Y
Heterozygous for brown - female parent - XB Xb
Offsprings: XB XB, XB Xb, XB Y, Xb Y

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