What is incorrect for Hemophilia?

1. In this disease, a single protein that is a part of the cascade of proteins involved in the clotting of blood is affected.
2. In an affected individual, a simple cut will result in non-stop bleeding.
3. The heterozygous female (carrier) for haemophilia may transmit the disease to her sons.
4. The possibility of a female becoming haemophilic is extremely rare because the mother of such a female has to be hemophilic and the father should be a carrier.
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Hemophilia |
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Consider the given two statements:
Assertion(A): The possibility of a female becoming a haemophilic is extremely rare.
Reason(R): In haemophilia, a single protein that is a part of the cascade of proteins involved in the clotting of blood is affected.
 
1. (A) is True but (R) is False
2. (A) is False but (R) is True
3. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Hemophilia |
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The family pedigree of Queen Victoria shows a number of haemophilic descendants as she was:

1. Affected by the disease
2. Carrier for the disease
3. Did not carry the allele for hemophilia
4. Was not a queen
Subtopic:  Mendelian Disorders: Hemophilia |
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