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Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to alpha-thalassemia?

Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to alpha-thalassemia? Correct Answer Inherited in a Mendelian dominant fashion

Alpha-thalassemia is not inherited in a Mendelian dominant fashion. Instead, it is inherited in a Mendelian recessive fashion. It involves the genes HBA1 and HBA2 and it is also connected to the deletion of the 16p chromosome.

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