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a) Colour blindness; haemophilia;
Sickle cell anaemia;
b) Part of X chromosome has homologous portion on the Y chromosome therefore if the X has
the recessive trait, it will show on the male phenotype ;
c) The son inherits the X chromosome from the mother while the daughter inherits the
X chromosome from the father;
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