A normal woman whose father was a hemophiliac marries a
normal man. What are the chances of hemophilia occurring in
their children?

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A normal woman whose father was a hemophiliac marries a normal man. What are the chances of hemoph..

Answer / baba_mailme

A hemophilic father will always have daughter with carrier
of that gene if he marries a normal woman.When the daughter
(carrier of the gene) marries a normal man, the chances
their children will be hemophiliac is 50%. 1 daughter will
be normal and other will be the carrier of the gene, though
phenotypically both will be alike. and 1 son will be
hemophiliac and other will be normal

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A normal woman whose father was a hemophiliac marries a normal man. What are the chances of hemoph..

Answer / beverly

The woman in this case is a carrier of the hemophilia
disease and this disease is an X linked recessive
disease.Therefore it is transferred from grandfather to
grandson.Both parents of the children are not affect so that
is the only possibility.

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