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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Question:

Which of the following statement is FALSE in relation to colour blindness?

Options:

Colour blindness is an autosome-linked recessive disorder.

Boys are more likely to be colour blind than girls.

A daughter will not normally be colour blind, unless her mother is a carrier and her father is colour blind.

Colour blind people generally fail to discriminate between red and green colour.

Correct Answer:

Colour blindness is an autosome-linked recessive disorder.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Colour blindness is an autosome-linked recessive disorder.