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Question
CBSEENBI12002837

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

  • Only daughters

  • Only sons

  • Both sons and daughters

  • Only grandchildren

Solution

C.

Both sons and daughters

(i) Woman is a carrier
(ii) Both son & daughter inherit X–chromosome
(iii) Although only son be the diseased\

XcX    x    XY           XcX     XcY     XX     XY