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A man has hemophilia, but his parents do not. Using H for normal and h for hemophilia, give the genotype of his father, mother, and himself in that order.

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Answer: refer to the attached image for the genotypes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hemophilia is a blood clotting condition in an X-linked recessive pattern that is inherited from parents by offspring. In order to be expressed in a female, the mutation must have both X chromosomes. In males, only the one X chromosome that he has to transmit needs to be present.

A man has hemophilia, but his parents do not. Using H for normal and h for hemophilia-example-1
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