NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2009

  • question_answer
    Study the pedigree chart given below What does it show?

    A) Inheritance of a sex-linked inborn error of metabolism like phenylketonuria

    B) Inheritance of a condition like phenylketonuria as an autosomal recessive trait

    C) The pedigree chart is wrong as this is not possible

    D) Inheritance of a recessive sex-linked disease like hemophilia

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    In the given pedigree chart, squares are representing males and circles females. In \[{{\text{F}}_{\text{1}}}\]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.


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