AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2001

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    Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

    A)                  Syphillis                              

    B)                 Hepatitis

    C)                 Phenyketonuria              

    D)                 Colour blindness

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Colour blindness is the inability of certain individuals to distinguish red from green colour. It is a recessive sex-linked trait i.e., the genes responsible for colour blindness are located on the X-chromosome (sex chromosome or allosome). The inability develops by lack of one of the primary cone pigments of the retina.


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