Thalassemia is inherited as a/an ____________ condition.
| 1. | Autosomal recessive | 2. | Autosomal dominant |
| 3. | Sex linked recessive | 4. | Sex linked dominant |
| 1. | The former is a quantitative problem of synthesising too few globin molecules while the latter is a qualitative problem of synthesising an incorrectly functioning globin. |
| 2. | The former is a qualitative problem of synthesising too few globin molecules while the latter is a quantitative problem of synthesising an incorrectly functioning globin. |
| 3. | Both disorders are qualitative problems of synthesising too few globin molecules. |
| 4. | Both disorders are quantitative problems of synthesising too few globin molecules. |