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Which one of the following diseases in man belongs to the same category as haemophilia?

A
Hypermetropia
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Rabies
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C
Night blindness
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Colour blindness
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Solution

The correct option is D Colour blindness
Colour blindness and haemophilia are both X-linked recessive disorders.
Red-green colour blindness, a very common trait in humans affects between 7% and 10% of men and 0.49% to 1% of women.
Hemophilia A, a blood clotting disorder is caused by a mutation of the factor VIII gene and hemophilia B, also known as 'Christmas disease', is a blood clotting disorder, caused by a mutation of the factor IX gene.

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