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CUET · BIOLOGY · PYQ PAPER 2023

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Broadly, genetic disorders may be grouped into two categories - Mendelian disorders and Chromosomal disorders. Mendelian disorders are mainly determined by alteration or mutation in the single gene. These disorders are transmitted to the offspring on the same lines as we have studied in the principle of inheritance. The trait may also be linked to the sex chromosome as in case of haemophilia. It is evident that this X-linked recessive trait shows transmission from carrier female of male progeny.
What is the probability of having a haemophilic child to a carrier mother and a normal father ?

  1. A 50%
  2. B 75%
  3. C 100%
  4. D 25%
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(D) 25%

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Parental genotypes: Mother \(X^H X^h\), Father \(X^H Y\) Possible offspring: \(X^H X^H\), \(X^H Y\), \(X^H X^h\), \(X^h Y\) Probability of haemophilic child (\(X^h Y\)): \(1/4 = 25\%\)
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