MGIMS WARDHA MGIMS WARDHA Solved Paper-2009

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    A normal woman is married with a man having   hypertrichosis condition. They got one daughter and one son. What is the possibility of this daughter to have hypertrichosis condition?

    A)                  0%                                        

    B)  25%

    C)                  50%                                      

    D)  100%

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     The inheritance of hypeitrichosis (long hair growth on ear) is controlled by holandric genes present on the non-homologous part of Y-chromosome. These genes are usually received and usually expressed by all the male descendants of affected male generation after generation while female descendants, being lacking this non-homologous Y-region could neither receive, express, nor transmit such a trait.


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