Q175 / 200 · NEET 2002 · Zoology

A diseased man marries a normal woman. They get three daughter and five sons. All the daughter were diseased and sons were normal. The gene of this disease is:

  • Correct answer
    A
    sex-linked dominant
  • B
    sex-linked recessive
  • C
    sex-limited character
  • D
    autosomal dominant

Solution

Father gives his X-chromosome to the daughter while Y-chromosome to the sons. In the case, only daughter and none of the sons are affected, the trait is X-linked. Since, daughters get the second copy of $\mathrm{X}$-chromosomes from the mother who is normal and hence does not carry the affected allele of the trait. The trait is expressed in daughters under heterozygous condition, hence it is a X-linked dominant trait

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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