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Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder of humans. The pedigree chart given below shows the inheritance of haemophilia in one family. Study the pattern of inheritance and answer the questions given.
Give all the possible genotypes of the members 4,5 and 6 in the pedigree chart.

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4 is carrier of haemoplilia `(XX^h)`.5 is haemophilic `(X^hY)` .6 is normal (XY).
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