Progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle, mostly due to genetic disorder occurs in

Tetany

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Arthritis

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Myasthenia gravis

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Muscular dystrophy

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Solution

The correct option is D Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy involves progressive degeneration of skeletal muscles mostly due to genetic disorders. It is an inherited disorder.
It affects tissues or organs, which increasingly deteriorate over time.
As a result person finds difficulty in walking, swallowing and breathing.
Final answer
(B) Muscular dystrophy

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