Represented below is the inheritance pattern of a certain type of trait in humans. Which one of the following conditions could be an example of this pattern?

Read the following statements and identify the correct ones.
$(1)$ Linkage and recombination were first understood in $Lathyrus$ $odoratus$.
$(2)$ Mendel's work was rediscovered by Correns,Tschermak,and de Vries,which was published in $1900$.
$(3)$ $T.H.$ Morgan is considered the father of experimental genetics.
$(4)$ $A$ child born to parents with thalassemia major can be affected by thalassemia.
$(5)$ In birds,the female is homogametic and the male is heterogametic.

The $HLA$ antigen present on human white blood cells is expressed by which chromosome?

What is the practical utility of genetics?

Choose the correct option for the given descriptions:
$(i)$ The heterozygous female transmits the disease to the son.
$(ii)$ Change in the shape of the $RBC$ from biconcave disc to elongated sickle-like structure.
$(iii)$ Mentally retarded.
$(iv)$ Haemoglobin is not formed in the proper amount in the blood.

Define/Explain the following terms:
$1.$ Genotype
$2.$ Variation