Q. Which one of the following is not a genetically transmitted character?

A
Haemophilia
B
Colour blindness
C
Hydrocephalus
D
Muscular dystrophy
Solution:

Haemophilia is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body’s ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This results in people bleeding longer after an injury, easy bruising, and an increased risk of bleeding inside joints or the brain.

Color blindness, also known as color vision deficiency, is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. The most common cause of color blindness is an inherited problem in the development of one or more of the three sets of color sensing cones in the eye.

Hydrocephalus is a condition in which an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurs within the brain. This typically causes increased pressure inside the skull. Older people may have headaches, double vision, poor balance, urinary incontinence, personality changes, or mental impairment.

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of muscle diseases that results in increasing weakening and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The muscular dystrophy group contains thirty different genetic disorders that are usually classified into nine main categories or types.

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