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

Which of the following most appropriately describes haemophilia?

  1. A Chromosomal disorder
  2. B Dominant gene disorder
  3. C Recessive gene disorder
  4. D \(X\)-­linked recessive gene disorder
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(D) \(X\)-­linked recessive gene disorder

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(d): Haemophilia is a sex­linked disease. It occurs due to the presence of a recessive sex linked gene \(h\), which is carried by \(X\)-­chromosome.