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Sickle-cell anaemia (I) Follows the sa...

Sickle-cell anaemia
(I) Follows the same inheritance pattern as that of haemophilia
(II) Follows the same inheritance pattern as that of albinism
(III) Is a sex-linked trait
(IV) Is due to a single recessive point mutation leading to the substitution of a single amino acid in the B-chain of Haemoglobin
Choose the correct option

A

I,II,III and IV

B

II, III and IV

C

I, II and IV

D

II and IV

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The correct Answer is:
D
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