With respect to the type of haemoglobin produced, the gene for the sickle cell trait in human beings is:
A
dominant in both sexes
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B
recessive in both sexes
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C
neither dominant nor recessive
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D
dominant in males only
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Solution
The correct option is B recessive in both sexes In this disease RBCs become sickle-shaped because of a defective haemoglobin coded for by the recessive gene.