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Hemophilia is X-linked recessive and a sex-linked genetic disease. If a male with hemophilia and a homozygous normal female have a female child, what is the probability that the child will be a carrier for hemophilia?

a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 100%
d. 0%

Hemophilia is X-linked recessive and a sex-linked genetic disease. If a male with-example-1
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The answer is 100%. This is because a female has two X chromosomes one from dad and one from mom. And a male has one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. This means that if an affected male crosses with a homozygous normal female, that means that all female daughters will be carriers.
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