NEET 2019 · Class 11

Locomotion and Movement

Which of the following muscular disorders is inherited?

  1. (A)Tetany
  2. (B)Muscular dystrophy
  3. (C)Myasthenia gravis
  4. (D)Botulism

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

**Muscular dystrophy:** Progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle mostly due to genetic disorder.

Chapter
Locomotion and Movement
Section
17.5 Disorders of Muscular and Skeletal System
Page
10
Words matched
12 of 12

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'mostly due to genetic disorder,' which directly indicates inheritance, distinguishing muscular dystrophy from the other options that are not primarily inherited.

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