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

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYPrinciples of Inheritance and Variation1 Mark
MCQ
Sickle cell anaemia is due to:
  • A
    Hormones
  • B
    Viruses
  • C
    Genes
  • D
    Bacteria
✓

Answer

  1. Genes

Explanation:

Sickle cell anaemia is caused by defective genes.In this disease, the haemoglobin will be malformed, that is they will have sickle shape and will be inefficient in oxygen transport.

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