NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
What does the family pedigree of Queen Victoria reveal about her?
Options
- AShe was affected by sickle-cell anaemia
- BShe had a normal gene for Haemophilia
- CShe was a carrier of Haemophilia
- DShe was completely unaffected by Haemophilia
Correct answer
C. She was a carrier of Haemophilia
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