Which one of the following genetic diseases is sexlinked? (a) Royal haemophilia (b) Tay-Sachs disease
Which one of the following genetic diseases is sexlinked?
(a) Royal haemophilia (b) Tay-Sachs disease (c) Cystic fibrosis (d) Hypertension
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(a) Royal haemophilia is sex- linked disease. Clotting of blood is abnormally delayed even small cut will result in non stop bleeding in the affected individual. Queen Victoria was a carrier of this disease and produce haemophilic descendents, so haemophilia is a royal disease.
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