Study the pedigree chart of certain family given here and select the correct conclusion.

The female parent is heterozygous

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The parents could not have had a normal daughter for this character

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The trait under study could not be colour blindness

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The male parent is homozygous dominant

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The correct option is A The female parent is heterozygous
The given pedigree chart shows that both the daughters received the gene from the parents, while son may be normal or affected. It shows that the female parent is heterozygous.

So, the correct answer is 'The female parent is heterozygous'.

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Study the pedigree chart of certain family given here and select the correct conclusion.

The correct option is A The female parent is heterozygousThe given pedigree chart shows that both the daughters received the gene from the parents, while son may be normal or affected. It shows that the female parent is heterozygous. So, the correct answer is 'The female parent is heterozygous'.

The correct option is A The female parent is heterozygous
The given pedigree chart shows that both the daughters received the gene from the parents, while son may be normal or affected. It shows that the female parent is heterozygous.

So, the correct answer is 'The female parent is heterozygous'.