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 :
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
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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