Q. Select the incorrect statement from the following:
A) Galactosemia is an inborn error of metabolism
B) Small population size results in random genetic drift in a population
C) Baldness is a sex-limited trait
D) Linkage is an exception to the principle of independent assortment in heredity
Explanation
[Solution from source] Baldness is a sex-influenced trait (expressed more often in males because of hormones), not a sex-limited trait, which is expressed in only one sex. The other statements are correct: galactosemia is an inborn error, genetic drift is strong in small populations, and linked genes do not assort independently. Answer (3).
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