KROK 1 2012 – Question 1 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A man suffering from a hereditary disease married a healthy woman. They got 5 children, three girls and two boys. All the girls inherited their father’s disease. What is the type of the disease inheritance?
- A. Autosomal dominant
- B. Recessive, X-linked
- C. Autosomal recessive
- D. Dominant, X-linked
- E. Y-linked
Hint
Follow which sex chromosome a father passes to his daughters and which to his sons, then compare that with who in this family is affected.
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