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QWhich of the following is an X-linked recessive disorder?

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  • A Color blindness ✔ ✖
  • B Sickle cell anemia ✔ ✖
  • C The inheritance pattern in the PAR region shows sex-linkage ✔ ✖
  • D PAR stands for the pseudoautosomal region ✔ ✖
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Color blindness is an X-linked recessive disorder. In humans, three proteins in the cones act as color sensors, and two of these color sensors are encoded by X-linked genes. This means that the correct answer to this question is A, color blindness.

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