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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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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.
Very Short Answer Question.
Give an example of a chromosomal disorder caused due to nondisjunction of autosomes.
HbA and HbS alleles of normal and sickle celled RBC are ______.
A disease caused by an autosomal primary non-disjunction is ______.
A person with 47 chromosomes due to an additional Y-chromosome suffers from a condition called ______.
Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division results in the gain or loss of chromosomes, this is called as ______.
Placed below is a karyotype of a human being.

On the basis of this karyotype, which of the following conclusions can be drawn: ______
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 a/an ______
Select the correct match.
Which disorder affects haemoglobin production?
