NEET 2018 Biology question

A woman has an X-linked condition on one of her X chromosomes. This chromosome can be inherited by

(1)Only grandchildren
(2)Only sons
(3)Only daughters
(4)Both sons and daughtersCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

A woman has two X chromosomes, and each of her children receives one of them from her. Each child therefore has a 50 percent chance of inheriting the X chromosome carrying the condition, so it can pass to both

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Question ID VK-092353