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CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2023

Identify the statements which hold true for Phenylketonuria.
(A) Phenylketonuria is a sex linked disorder
(B) Phenylpyruvic acid is accumulated and converted to phenylalanine
(C) It is caused by mutation in a pleiotropic gene
(D) The affected individual lacks enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A (A) and (B) only
  2. B (A) and (D) only
  3. C (C) and (D) only
  4. D (B) and (C) only
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(C) (C) and (D) only

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(C) It is caused by mutation in a pleiotropic gene. (D) The affected individual lacks enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase. The correct answer is (C) and (D) only.