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GK QUESTION#3632

Which of the following is an infectious disease rather than a genetic or chromosomal disorder?

  1. AMalariaCorrect answer
  2. BDown syndrome
  3. CSickle cell anaemia
  4. DPhenylketonuria
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A. Malaria

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Malaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. Sickle-cell disease and phenylketonuria involve gene variants, while Down syndrome is a chromosomal disorder, usually involving an extra chromosome 21. Chromosome-number changes differ from single-gene mutations.

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