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प्रश्न
Name the disorder caused by under secretion of thyroxine in children
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उत्तर
Hyposecretion of thyroxine in children causes cretinism
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What is ‘syndrome’?
About 8% of the human male population suffers from colour blindness, whereas only about 0.4% of the human female population suffers from this disease. Write an explanation to show how it is possible.
Attempt any TWO of the following:
‘The gene for sickle cell anaemia in homozygous condition is lethal and produces sickle cell trait in heterozygous carrier’. Explain.
Write a note on Down’s syndrome.
Choose the correct option which appropriately classifies the following disorders into Mendelian and chromosomal disorders:
Colour blindness, Down syndrome, Sickle cell anaemia, Turner syndrome, Thalassemia, Haemophilia, Phenylketonuria, Klinefelter syndrome.
In sickle cell anaemia glutamic acid is replaced by valine. Which one of the following triplets codes for valine?
Genes for cytoplasmic male sterility in plants are generally located in ______.
Extra chromosome ‘X’ is present in which one of the following cases?
Read the following and answer from given below:
Turner's syndrome is an example of monosomy. It is formed by the union of an allosome-free egg and a normal 'X' containing sperm or a normal egg and an allosome-free sperm. The individual has 2n = 45 chromosomes (44 + X0) instead of 46. Such individuals are sterile females who have rudimentary ovaries, underdeveloped breasts, small uterus, short stature, webbed neck, and abnormal intelligence. They may not menstruate or ovulate. This disorder can be treated by giving female sex hormones to women from the age of puberty to make them develop breasts and have menstruation. This makes them feel more normal.
Turner's syndrome is an example of ______
Describe Turner's syndrome.
