NEET Biology question

Select the incorrect statement with regard to haemophilia.

(A)It is a dominant diseaseCorrect
(B)A single protein involved in the clotting of blood is affected
(C)It is a sex-linked disease
(D)It is a recessive disease

Answer: (A)

Solution

Haemophilia is caused by a recessive, X-linked (sex-linked) gene, affecting a single clotting-factor protein (Factor VIII in haemophilia A, or Factor IX in haemophilia B); statements (b), (c) and (d) are therefore all true. Statement (a),

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