NEET Biology Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : Males suffer from sex-linked disorders more often than females. Reason : Traits governed by sex-linked recessive genes.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Sex linked traits are governed by recessive genes. They produce disorders in males more often than in females. They express themselves in males even when represented by a single allele because y-chromosome does not carry any corresponding alleles. They appear in females only when the father possess the trait and the mother is a carrier.


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