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JIPMER 2011
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2011
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Principles of Inheritance and Variation

JIPMER 2011 · Zoology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation

A hereditary disease which is never passed on from father to son is

A hereditary disease which is never passed on from father to son is

Options

  1. AX-chromosomal linked disease
  2. BAutosomal linked disease
  3. CY-chromosomal linked disease
  4. DNone of the above

Correct answer

A. X-chromosomal linked disease

Step-by-step solution

Man has only one X-chromosome that is inherited to his daughter. Therefore, a hereditary disease, which is X-chromosomal linked, is never passed on from father to son.
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