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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 3. Inheritance and Variation

Which one of the following traits shows criss-cross inheritance?

  1. A Hypertrichosis
  2. B Cystic fibrosis
  3. C Red green colorblindness
  4. D Total colorblindness
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(C) Red green colorblindness

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i. Criss-cross inheritance: The inheritance of characters from the father to his grandson through his daughter
ii. Hypertrichosis is a Y-linked trait.
iii. Cystic fibrosis is a Autosomal recessive trait.
iv. Total colorblindness is an example of incomplete sex linkage (X-Y linked trait).