Which of these persons is at risk for having hemophilia?
a. the daughter of a mother who has hemophilia
b. the daughter of a father who has hemophilia
c. the daughter of a mother who carries the recessive X chromosome
d. the son of a mother who carries the trait on the recessive X chromosome
D
Hemophilia, an inherited bleeding disorder (mother has recessive X chromosome and father has recessive/dominant X chromosome, passed to males offspring) in which there is a lack of clotting factors, is classified as severe, moderate, or mild. Bleeding, particularly into joints, is the primary symptom, and even minor trauma can produce severe bleeding.
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