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An unaffected woman whose father had haemophilia marries a man who has haemophilia. What is the chance their sons will be haemophiliacs? What is the chance that their daughters will be haemophiliacs?

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To solve the problem of determining the chances of the sons and daughters of an unaffected woman (whose father had hemophilia) and a man with hemophilia being affected by the disorder, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Genetics of Hemophilia Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. This means that the gene responsible for hemophilia is located on the X chromosome. Males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY), while females have two X chromosomes (XX). ### Step 2: Determine the Genotype of the Woman The woman is unaffected, but her father had hemophilia. Since her father has hemophilia, he must have the genotype X^hY (where X^h represents the X chromosome with the hemophilia allele). The mother of the woman must have been normal (XX). Therefore, the woman must have inherited one normal X chromosome from her mother and one affected X chromosome from her father. Thus, her genotype is X^hX. ...
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