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