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In X-linked recessive inheritance, all offspring of a carrier female have a ……% chance of inheriting the mutation.
a) 25   
b) 50               
c) 75               
d) 100

b

In X-linked recessive inheritance, how much percentage of daughters will be carrier for a mutation if the father is affected only?
a) 25   
b) 50               
c) 75               
d) 100

d

Explanation: because daughters receive one X from father (affected) and one from mother (normal)



In X-linked recessive inheritance, how much percentage of daughters will be affected from disorder for a mutation if the father is affected only?
a) 25   
b) 50               
c) 75               
d) 0

d

Explanation: because daughters receive one X from father (affected) and one from mother (normal), heterozygous female is carrier of mutation



In X-linked recessive inheritance, how much percentage of sons will be affected from disorder for a mutation if the father is affected only?
a) 25   
b) 50               
c) 75               
d) 0

d

Explanation: because sons receive X from mother (normal) not from affected father



Which of the following X-linked trait/s is/are recessive trait/s?
a) haemophilia A and B         
b) colour blindness
c) diabetes insipidus
d) all of these

d

Which one of the following trait in human is controlled by a recessive gene?
a) skin colour             
b) eye colour
c) tongue rolling         
d) diabetes

d

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