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Explain the pattern of inheritance of haemophilia in humans. Why the possibility of a human female becoming a haemophilic is extremely rare ? Explain

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Haemophilia is a sex linked disease present on recessive X chromosome, For a daughter to be haemophilic mother should be a carrier and father should be haemophilic. A female becomes haemophilic only when both its X chromosomes carry the gene. However, such females generally die before birth because the combination of these two recessive alleles is lethal. If the gene is present on one X chromosome, then the female appears normal. Hence, it is very rare for a female to be haemophilic.
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