NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
How is Haemophilia transmitted in a family according to the paragraph?
Options
- AFrom an affected male to his offspring
- BFrom an unaffected carrier female to some of the male progeny
- CFrom an unaffected male to his children
- DFrom both parents equally to all offspring
Correct answer
B. From an unaffected carrier female to some of the male progeny
Step-by-step solution
This sex linked recessive disease, which shows its transmission from unaffected carrier female to some of the male progeny has been widely studied. In this disease, a single protein that is a part of the cascade of proteins involved in the clotting of blood is affected. Due to this, in an affected individual a simple cut will result in non-stop bleeding. The heterozygous female (carrier) for haemophilia may transmit the disease to sons. The possibility of a female becoming a haemophilic is extremely rare because mo