1
AIPMT 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
A man and a woman, who do not show any apparent signs of a certain inherited disease, have seven children (2 daughter and 5 sons). Three of the sons suffer from the given disease but none of the daughters are affected. Which of the following mode of inheritance do you suggest for this disease
A
Autosomal dominant
B
Sex-linked recessive
C
Sex-linked dominant
D
Sex-limited recessive
2
AIPMT 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
Haemophilia is more commonly seen in human males than in human females because -
A
This disease is due to an X-linked dominant mutation
B
This disease is due to a Y-linked recessive mutation
C
This disease is due to an X-linked recessive mutation
D
A greater proportion of girls die in infancy
3
AIPMT 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
Which of the following is not a hereditary disease ?
A
Cretinism
B
Cystic fibrosis
C
Haemophilia
D
Thalasasemia
4
AIPMT 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+4
-1
A woman with normal vision, but whose father was colour bind, marries a colour blind man. Suppose that the fourth child of this couple was a boy. This boy -
A
May be colour blind or may be normal vision
B
Must have normal colour vision
C
Must be colour blind
D
Will be partially colour blind since he is heterozygous for the colour blind mutant allele.
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