MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Blood Vessels

Which one of ...

Question

Which one of the following is associated with sex-linked inheritance?

A

Night blindness

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

B

Muscular dystrophy

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

C

Astigmatism

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

D

Polydactyly

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is C Muscular dystrophy
Night blindness is autosomal dominant disorder of retina. Polydactyly and astigmatism are also autosomal dominant disorders. Muscular dystrophy is a X-linked recessive disorder. Hence, the correct answer is B.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. Consumption of which one of the following foods can prevent the kind of blindness associated with vitamin 'A' deficiency?

Q. A couple has two sons and two daughters. Only one son is colour blind and the rest of the siblings are normal. Assuming colour blindness is sex-linked, which one of the following would be the phenotype of the parents?

Q. Raj with red-green color blindness (an X-linked recessive condition) has a color-blind father and a mother who is not color blind. Raj inherit his color blindness from which parent?

Q. Genes for colour blindness/sex linked traits are located on

Q. Which one of the following sets is correctly matched?
Diptheria, Pneumonia and Leprosy -Hereditary
AIDS, Syphilis and Gonorrhoea - Bacterial
Colour blindness, Haemophilia and Sickle cell anaemia - Sex linked
Polio, Japanese B encephalitis and Plague - Viral

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Blood vessels - Concept

BIOLOGY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Standard VII Biology

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon