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Principles of Inheritance and Variation — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation5 Marks
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Why is thalassemia categorised as a Mendelian disorder? State the condition when an individual will suffer from the disease.
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Answer

Thalassemia is categorised as Mendelian disorder because these are caused due to alteration or mutation in single gene and follow the Mendel’s principles of inheritance.
It occurs due to either mutation or deletion resulting in reduced rate of synthesis of one of globin chains of haemoglobin.

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