Hemophilia is a rare recessive genetic disorder in which the recessive version of the gene does not produce blood-clotting facto

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Hemophilia is a rare recessive genetic disorder in which the recessive version of the gene does not produce blood-clotting facto

rs. A woman whose father had hemophilia marries a normal man. They have two children: a boy and a girl. What are the chances of the boy being a hemophiliac? _________ What are the chances of the girl being a hemophiliac? _________ Show your work with a Punnett Square.

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erica [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-25T22:43:21+03:00

Answer:25 , 0

Explanation:

XX©(mother being the carrier as her father was hemophilia- females can only be carrier of hemophilia ) when crossed with normal father produces offspring XX©, XY, XY©, XY. Therefore chances of boy being hemophilia=(1/4)*100=25.

Chances of girl being hemophilia= 0.