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(B) The gene responsible for red-green colour blindness is located on the non-homologous region of the $X$-chromosome.Because this gene is recessive a

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(B) The gene responsible for red-green colour blindness is located on the non-homologous region of the $X$-chromosome.Because this gene is recessive and located on the $X$-chromosome,it is classified as an $X$-linked recessive trait.Since males have only one $X$-chromosome $(XY)$,they are more frequently affected than females,who have two $X$-chromosomes $(XX)$ and would require both to carry the recessive allele to express the phenotype.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(P)$ Haemophilia	$(i)$ Recessive gene: $X^{h}X^{h}$
$(Q)$ Colour blindness	$(ii)$ Recessive gene: $pp$
$(R)$ Phenylketonuria	$(iii)$ Recessive gene: $Hb^{s}Hb^{s}$
$(S)$ Sickle-cell anaemia	$(iv)$ Recessive gene: $X^{c}X^{c}$

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