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AIIMS 2017
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2017
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Locomotion and Movement

AIIMS 2017 · Zoology · Locomotion and Movement

Achondroplasia is a disease related with the defect in the...

Achondroplasia is a disease related with the defect in the formation of

Options

  1. Amembrane
  2. Bcartilage
  3. Cmucosa
  4. Dnone of these.

Correct answer

B. cartilage

Step-by-step solution

Achondroplasia is a disorder inherited as dominant characteristic in which bones of arms and legs fail to grow to normal size due to defect in both cartilage and bone. It results in a type of dwarfism characterised by short limbs, a normal sized head and body and normal intelligence.
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