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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationGenetic DisordersMedium2 minPYQ_2002
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A diseased man marries a normal woman. They get three daughter and five sons. All the daughter were diseased and sons were normal. The gene of this disease is:NEET 2002

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Father gives his X-chromosome to the daughter while Y-chromosome to the sons. In the case, only daughter and none of the sons are affected, the trait is X-linked. Since, daughters get the second copy of -chromosomes from the mother who is normal and hence does not carry the affected allele of the trait. The trait is expressed in daughters under heterozygous condition, hence it is a X-linked dominant trait

Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Genetic Disorders
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2002

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