NEET2009ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationActual
Study the pedigree chart given below What does it show?
Options
- AInheritance of a sex-linked inborn error of metabolism like phenylketonuria
- BInheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an autosomal recessive trait
- CThe pedigree chart is wrong as this is not possible
- DInheritance of a recessive sex-linked disease like haemophilia
Correct answer
B. Inheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an autosomal recessive trait
Step-by-step solution
In the given pedigree chart, squares are representing males and circles females. In F ₁ generation, 1-male and 1-female are diseased and in next generation only male is diseased. This shows the inheritance of a recessive sex-linked disease.