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A woman has a haemophilic son and three normal children . Her genotype and that of her husband with respect to this gene would be

A

XX and XhY

B

XhXh and XhY

C

XhXh and XY

D

XhX and Xy

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The correct Answer is:
D
Since, there are three normal children, so its clear that the hussband is not haemophilic (XY). Haemophilic son indicates that mother is a carrier for the gene (XhX) so the genotype should be XhX and XY as given is the cross below
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