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NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 4. principal of inheritance and variation

Pick out the correct statements. \((1)\) Haemophilia is a sex­linked recessive disease. \((2)\) Down’s syndrome is due to aneuploidy. \((3)\) Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorder. \((4)\) Sickle cell anaemia is an \(X\)-­linked recessive gene disorder.

  1. A \((1), (3)\) and \((4)\) are correct.
  2. B \((1), (2)\) and \((3)\) are correct.
  3. C \((1) \) and \((4) \) are correct.
  4. D \((2)\) and \((4)\) are correct.
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(B) \((1), (2)\) and \((3)\) are correct.

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(b): Sickle­cell anaemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. It can be transmitted from parents to the offspring when b oth the partners are carriers of the gene (or heterozygous).