MHT CET 202623 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- MHT CET
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 23 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Biology
- Chapter
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
MHT CET 2026 · 23 April · Morning Shift · Biology · Principles of Inheritance and Variation
A sickle-cell carrier man marries a woman who is carrier for...
A sickle-cell carrier man marries a woman who is carrier for sickle-cell anaemia. What are the chances of having carrier children?
Options
- AAll the children will be carriers.
- BNone of them will be carriers.
- C of them will be carriers.
- D of them will be carriers.
Correct answer
C. of them will be carriers.
Step-by-step solution
Sickle-cell anaemia is an autosomal recessive disorder.
Let the normal allele be and the sickle-cell allele be .
The genotype of the carrier man is and the carrier woman is .
The cross between them is .
The possible genotypes of the offspring are:
(Normal)
(Carrier)
(Affected)
The chances of having carrier children is .
Answer: of them will be carriers.
Let the normal allele be and the sickle-cell allele be .
The genotype of the carrier man is and the carrier woman is .
The cross between them is .
The possible genotypes of the offspring are:
(Normal)
(Carrier)
(Affected)
The chances of having carrier children is .
Answer: of them will be carriers.