Select the incorrect statement from the following :
A. Baldness is a sex-limited trait
B. Linkage is an exception to the principle of independent assortment
C. Galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism
D. Small population size results in random genetic drift in a population.
A. Baldness is a sex-limited trait
B. Linkage is an exception to the principle of independent assortment
C. Galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism
D. Small population size results in random genetic drift in a population.
Correct Answer – A
Sex influenced (controlled) characters: The characters in which genes present on autosome but character is expressed (influenced) by sex of an individual. E.g: Baldness (dominant in male while recessive in female.)