The amino acid substituted in sickle cell anaemia is

  • A
    Glutamic acid for valine in the alpha chain
  • B
    Glutamic acid for valine in the beta chain
  • C
    Valine for glutamic acid in the alpha chain
  • D
    Valine for glutamic acid in the beta chain

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In Huntington's disease,the unaffected persons are homozygous for normal allele $h$. The following pedigree is erroneous because:

The gene for haemophilia is located on the $X$ chromosome. Hence,it is normally impossible for a:

With the help of the given pedigree,find out the probability for the birth of a child having no disease and being a carrier (has the disease mutation in one allele of the gene) in the $F_3$ generation.

Match the columns:
Column $I$ Column $II$
$(a)$ Sickle cell anaemia $(x)$ Homogentisic acid
$(b)$ Alkaptonuria $(y)$ Melanin pigments are absent
$(c)$ Albinism $(z)$ More amount of phenylalanine
$(d)$ Phenylketonuria $(w)$ Defective haemoglobin

Pick out the correct statements.
$(1)$ Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease.
$(2)$ Down's syndrome is due to aneuploidy.
$(3)$ Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorder.
$(4)$ Sickle cell anaemia is an $X$-linked recessive gene disorder.

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