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Sex-Linked Inheritance in Humans

Gene for colo...

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Gene for colourblindness is located on

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Homologous part of X chromosome

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Non-homologous part of X chromosome

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Homologous part of Y chromosome

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Non-homologous part of Y chromosome

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Solution

The correct option is B Non-homologous part of X chromosome
Colour blindness is a sex linked recessive disease. The genes are located on non-homologous part of X-chromosome.

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