Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 161
161. Select the incorrect statement from the following:
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(a) Galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism
(b) Small population size results in random genetic drift in a population
(c) Baldness is a sex-limited trait
(d) Linkage is an exception to the principle of independent assortment in heredity
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Answer : c
Hints & Solution
(c) Baldness is a sex influenced trait. The dominance of alleles may differ in heterozygotes of the two sexes.
