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Given below is a pedigree chart showing the in-heritance of a certain sex-linked trait in humans.



The trait traced in the above pedigree chart is
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Options:
  • A Dominant X-linked
  • B Recessive X-linked
  • C Recessive Y-linked
  • D Dominant Y-linked
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Recessive X-linked
The genes for such traits are recessive and located on the X-chromosome. The x-linked recessive character appear more frequently in male and male always receive x-chromosome from her mother.
Example:
  • Colour Blindness
  • Haemophilia
  • Night Blindness
  • Glucose-6-p-dehydrogenase

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