NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
Haemophilia is more commonly seen in human
males than in human females because -
- AThis disease is due to an X-linked dominant mutation
- BThis disease is due to a Y-linked recessive mutation
- CThis disease is due to an X-linked recessive mutation
- DA greater proportion of girls die in infancy
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Correct answer: C
This disease is due to an X-linked recessive mutation. Males suffer this disorder since they have only one X chromosome and hence express any trait on this chromosome.
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