Thalassemia is inherited as: September 2008: (A) Autosomal dominant, (B) Autosomal recessive, (C) X-linked dominant, (D) X-linked recessive
Answer is B. Ans. B: Autosomal recessive Thalassemia is an inherited autosomal recessive blood disease. Some other autosomal recessive disorders: Cystic fibrosis Phenylketonuria Galactosemia Wilsons disease Sickle cell anemia Ehler-Danlos syndrome Friedreich ataxia