NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
Mendelian disorders may be classified based on which of the following?
Options
- AWhether they are dominant or recessive
- BTheir physical symptoms
- CTheir chromosomal location
- DTheir environmental triggers
Correct answer
A. Whether they are dominant or recessive
Step-by-step solution
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 pattern of inheritance of such Mendelian disorders can be traced in a family by the pedigree analysis. Most common and prevalent Mendelian disorders are Haemophilia, Cystic fibrosis, Sicklecell anae