Question

Which among these is an X-linked disease?

• A. Whooping Cough
• B. Bleeder’s Disease
• C. Mumps
• D. Hypertrichosis

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The correct options are
B

Bleeder’s Disease

C

Mumps

Bleeder’s disease is known as Haemophilia. This is caused by a defective gene present on the X chromosome. The disease is characterized by the patient’s inability to clot blood when a wound is inflicted. The affected person would tend to lose blood and eventually dies unless proper medical care is given. Colour blindness is also an X-linked genetic disease where a person is unable to distinguish between certain colours