Botany-(general)

NEET Botany (general) Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12

Assertion (A): Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disease. | Reason (R): Haemophilia is transmitted from a carrier female to all male progeny.

A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false.

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

Haemophilia is indeed a sex-linked recessive disease, but it is not transmitted to all male progeny, only to some, as it depends on which X chromosome the male inherits.

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