NEETBiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationMCQ+4 / −1
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Sickle cell anaemia and haemophilia are autosomal dominant traits.
Statement II : Sickle cell anaemia and haemophilia are disorders of the blood.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- AStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
- CBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- DStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
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Correct answer: A
Sickle cell anaemia is autosomal recessive disorder, whereas, haemophilia is sex linked recessive disorder.
Both sickle cell anaemia and haemophilia are the genetic disorders related to blood.
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