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If a child is born with sickle-cell anaemia, then his/her parents must be:
BiologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationNEET
Options:
  • A Homozygous
  • B Heterozygous
  • C Co-dominant
  • D Nullizygous
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Heterozygous
Sickle-cell anaemia is an autosome linked recessive trait that can be transmitted from parents to the offspring when both the partners are carriers for the gene (or heterozygous).

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