The term 'eugenics' was given by Francis Galton and inborn errors of metabolism were studied by
A
Galton
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Garrod
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C
Barr
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Both A and B
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Solution
The correct option is B Garrod Garrod was the pioneer in the field of inborn errors of metabolism. He introduced the phrase 'inborn errors of metabolism'. The common inborn metabolic errors namely albinism, alkaptonuria, cystinuria and pentosuria are termed as 'Garrod's tetrad'.