NEETZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation
Match List-I with List-II regarding sickle cell anaemia. List-I List-II (A) Affected globin chain (I) Autosomal recessive (B) Amino acid substitution (II) Beta chain (C) mRNA codon for mutant allele (III) GUG (D) Inheritance pattern (IV) Glutamic acid to Valine Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
- B(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
- C(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
- D(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
Correct answer
C. (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
Step-by-step solution
Sickle cell anaemia is an autosomal recessive trait (D-I). It is caused by a point mutation that affects the beta globin chain of the haemoglobin molecule (A-II). The mutation results in the substitution of Glutamic acid by Valine at the sixth position of the beta globin chain (B-IV). This amino acid substitution is due to a single base substitution at the sixth codon of the beta globin gene, changing the mRNA codon from GAG to GUG (C-III). Therefore, the correct matching is (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I).