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Linkage is an exception to the principle of independent assortment in heredity

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Galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism

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Small population size results in random genetic drift in a population

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Baldness is a sex-limited trait

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Statement (d) is incorrect. Baldness is not a sex-limited trait. Baldness is a sex influenced trait. Sex influenced traits are expresed in both males and females, but are usually dominant traits in one sex, but recessive trait in other sex.
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