NEET2018ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
Which of the following disorders are caused due to recessive autosomal mutations?
Options
- ATurner's syndrome and sickle cell anaemia
- BEdward's syndrome and Down's syndrome
- CCystic fibrosis and phenylketonuria
- DAlzheimer's disease and Huntington's chorea
Correct answer
C. Cystic fibrosis and phenylketonuria
Step-by-step solution
Cystic fibrosis is an abnormal recessive disorder of infants, children and young adults that is due to an abnormal recessive autosomal allele present on chromosome 7 . In 70 % of cases, it is due to deletion of three bases. The disease gets its name from the fibrous cysts that appear in the pancreas. It produces a defective glycoprotein. The defective glycoprotein causes formation of thick mucus in skin, lungs, pancreas, liver and other secretory organs. There is maldigestion of food with high fat content in stool.