Select the incorrect statement from the following.

  • A
    Galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism.
  • B
    Small population size results in random genetic drift in a population.
  • C
    Baldness is a sex-limited trait.
  • D
    Linkage is an exception to the principle of independent assortment in heredity.

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