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Assertion : Haemophilia never occurs in women.
Reason : Gene for hemophilia is located on X chromoseome.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but Reason is true

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The correct Answer is:
C
Haemophilia is not found in females because it is a recessive disease and the homozygous condition is lethal. The gene for haemophilia is found on X-chromosome
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