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Date May 2012 Marks available 1 Reference code 12M.1.SL.TZ1.15
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term Deduce Question number 15 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which of his grandparents must be a carrier if none of them had the disease?

A. Maternal grandmother (his mother’s mother)
B. Maternal grandfather (his mother’s father)
C. Paternal grandmother (his father’s mother)
D. Paternal grandfather (his father’s father)

Markscheme

A

Examiners report

Three quarters of candidates gave the correct response of A. G2 feedback suggested that information about the man's parents should have been given, but this in fact formed the basis of the question.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 3: Genetics » 3.4 Inheritance
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