NEET2013ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
Which of the following is true for a recessive disease in family A and B?
Options
- AIn family A , both the parents are homozygous recessive.
- BIn family B , both the parents are homozygous dominant.
- CIn family B , both the parents are heterozygous recessive.
- DIn family A , both the parents are heterozygous recessive.
Correct answer
D. In family A , both the parents are heterozygous recessive.
Step-by-step solution
In family A , if both the parents are homozygous recessive, then both should be diseased and should have 100 % diseased progeny. In family B , if both parents are homozygous dominant, they would not have got the recessive disease in first place. In family B , if both are heterozygous recessive, then also they would not have got the disease, neither 80 % of progeny would be diseased.