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Select the incorrect statement regarding pedigree analysis.
(a)Solid symbols show unaffected individuals.
(b)Proband is the person from which case history starts.
(c)It is useful for genetic counsellors.
(d)It is an analysis of traits in several generations of a family.

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Important Questions on Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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Which one is the incorrect match?

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Study the given pedigree chart showing the inheritance of an X-linked trait controlled by gene ‘r’.

What will be the genotypes of individuals and respectively?

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In humans, polydactyly (i.e, presence of extra fingers and toes) is determined by a dominant autosomal allele and the normal condition is determined by a recessive allele . Find out the possible genotypes of family members and in the given pedigree.

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Fused ear lobes appear in the progeny due to an autosomal recessive gene. Work out the genotypes of members in the given pedigree.


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Wife is PTC non-taster and husband is PTC taster. Their son is taster but daughters are non-tasters. This is not a sex linked trait. Which pedigree is correct?

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In the following pedigree chart, the mutant trait is shaded black. The gene responsible for the trait is


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Given pedigree chart depicts the inheritance of attached earlobes, an autosomal recessive trait.

Which of the following conclusions drawn is correct?

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Study the pedigree chart of a family showing the inheritance of sickle-cell anaemia.

The trait traced in the above pedigree chart is
