Q155 / 180 · AIIMS 2019 (26 May) · Zoology

Which of the following is a sex linked character?

A
Blue-yellow colour blindness
Correct answer
B
Red green colour blindness
C
Gaucher's disease
D
Sickle cell anaemia

Solution

Red green colour blindness is a recessive sex-linked trait in which eye fails to distinguish red and green colour. The gene for normal vision is dominant. Normal gene and its recessive allele are carried by X chromosomes.

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

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