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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationGenetic DisordersMedium2 minPYQ_2016
ZoologyMediumsingle choice

Pick out the correct statements:

(i) Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease.
(ii) Down's syndrome is due to aneuploidy.
(iii) Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorder.
(iv) Sickle cell anaemia is an X-linked recessive gene disorder.NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease in which there is a problem in clotting of blood.

Down's syndrome (trisomy 21) is caused due to aneuploidy.

Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorder.

Sickle cell anaemia is autosomal recessive gene disorder.

Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Genetic Disorders
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2016

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