QUESTION 19
A study has shown that if adoptive parents develop asthma, then their adopted child is more likely to have asthma. This suggests that asthma is linked strongly to
a genetic component.
an environmental component.
QUESTION 20
Most pedigrees showing the hypothetical human trait show the
following characteristics:
• Only males are affected.
• Affected fathers always pass the trait to sons.
What is the MOST likely mode of inheritance for this disorder?
A. |
Y-linked |
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B. |
X-linked dominant |
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C. |
autosomal recessive |
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D. |
X-linked recessive |
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E. |
autosomal dominant |
Q19. An environmental component.
Adoptive parents and adopted child are not genetically related. Asthma is always caused by air borne allergens or by some respiratory infections.
Q 20. A. Y-linked.
Females have two X chromosomes and no Y chromosome. So, they cannot inherit Y- linked genetic disorders. In this case, all sons will inherit the disorder from an affected father, as sons can inherit Y chromosome only from their father. Mostly, the y chromosome is passed unchanged from father to son.
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