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Principles Of Inheritance And Variation

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A hereditary disease which is never passed on from father to son is

  • X-chromosomal linked disease

  • Autosomal linked disease

  • Y chromosomal linked disease

  • None of the above

Solution

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X-chromosomal linked disease

Man has only one X-chromosome that is inherited to his daughter. Therefore, a hereditary disease, which is X-chromosomal linked, is never passed on from father to son.

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