Given below are two statements :
Statement I: Sickle cell anaemia and Haemophilia are autosomal dominant trait

Question

Given below are two statements :
Statement I: Sickle cell anaemia and Haemophilia are autosomal dominant traits.
Statement II: Sickle cell anaemia and Haemophilia are disorders of the blood.

In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Accepted Answer

Haemophilia is a sex linked recessive disease , and Sickle-cell anaemia is an autosome linked recessive trait . Therefore, Statement I is incorrect because neither is autosomal dominant. Statement II is correct: Haemophilia affects the clotting of blood , and Sickle-cell anaemia affects the haemoglobin within red blood cells , qualifying both as disorders of the blood.

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