Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question 142

142. Pick out the correct statements :

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(1) Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease

(2) Down’s syndrome is due to aneuploidy

(3) Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorder.

(4) Sickle cell anaemia is a X-linked recessive gene disorder

(a) (1) and (4) are correct

(b) (2) and (4) are correct

(c) (1), (3) and (4) are correct

(d) (1), (2) and (3) are correct

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Answer : d

Hints & Solution

(d) Sickle cell disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.



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