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Analyze the pedigree chart given below and draw the conclusion for the genotype of parents undergoing consanguineous marriage.

BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEET
Options:
  • A Both of them are homozygous recessive
  • B The female is homozygous recessive while the male is heterozygous dominant
  • C The female is heterozygous carrier while the male is homozygous recessive
  • D Both of them are heterogyzous
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Both of them are heterogyzous
It is an autosomal recessive disorder in which parents are heterozygous; thus, normal parents can produce defective progeny.

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