NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
Select the correct match
- AThalassemia – X linked
- BSickle cell anaemia – Autosomal recessive trait, chromosome-11
- CPhenylketonuria – Autosomal dominant trait
- DHaemophilia – Y linked
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Correct answer: B
Phenylketonuria is an inborn error of metabolism is also inherited as the autosomal recessive trait. Sickle cell anemia is an autosomes linked recessive trait that can be transmitted from parents to the offspring when both the partners are carrier for the gene (or heterozygous).
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