Why is it unlikely that natural selection will quickly reduce the frequency of hemophilia?

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Peter Jankuliak · Answer 1 · 2019-11-06T05:32:24+0000

It is unlikely because hemophilia is an autosomal recessive trait. This means that a heterozygous individual could carry the allele without being affected, reducing the ability of natural selection to eliminate the allele.

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