Base your answer on the pedigree chart below and on your knowledge of biology. The pedigree chart represents the inheritance of color blindness through three generations. Mary and Steve are expecting another child. What is the probability that the new baby will be colorblind

1/2 or 50%

Explanation:

The probability would be 1/2 or 50%.

Color blindness is generally an X-linked recessive traits. Since males only have one X chromosome, they are either affected or not affected but females with two X chromosomes can be a carrier in addition to being affected or unaffected.

Also, males usually get their X chromosomes from their mothers while the two X chromosomes in females are contributed by each parents.

Let the allele for colour blindness be b.

Genotype of Steve would be

Since, they produced a male child with color blindness, Mary is a carrier with the genotype:

  x  

progeny: X^BX^b (carrier female), X^bX^b (affected female), X^BY (unaffected male), and X^bY (affected male)

Probability of producing color blind children = 2/4 = 1/2

Hence, the probability of their new born baby being color blind remains 1/2 or 50%

- aluminum and copper chloride.

- the chloride ion to separate the aluminum from the oxygen so that the aluminum can react with the copper ions (and the water molecules).

"among the transition metal elements, manganese and zinc have a slight lowering of electronegativities. the reason behind this is that the nuclear charges of these elements are slightly weaker than the other transition metal elements due to the way their valence electrons are filled up. both manganese and zinc have their valence electrons filled up to the 4th shell with 1 pair of electrons (4s2) completely occupying it. although the electrons in the 3rd shell (3d) are yet to be paired since the outer most shell is filled up, the ability of the nucleus to attract electrons is lessened. hence,   the electronegativity (or the ability to attract electrons) is lessened."