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A normal male marries a carrier female for haemophilia. What is the possibility of male child being haemophilic and what is the probability of female carrier?What is the probability of female child infected?

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To solve the problem of a normal male marrying a carrier female for hemophilia, we can use a Punnett square to determine the probabilities of their offspring's genotypes. Here's a step-by-step breakdown of the solution: ### Step 1: Identify the Genotypes - The normal male has the genotype **X^Y** (where X is the normal X chromosome and Y is the Y chromosome). - The carrier female has the genotype **X^X^c** (where X^c represents the X chromosome carrying the hemophilia gene). ### Step 2: Determine the Gametes - The male can produce two types of gametes: **X** and **Y**. ...
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