One form of hemophilia is caused by a sex-linked recessive gene. Assume that a man with hemophilia marries a phenotypically normal woman whose father had hemophilia. What is the probability that they will have a daughter with hemophilia? (Note: In this

problem, you must include the probability of having a daughter in your computation of the final probability.)

A) 1/16 B) 1/8 C) 1/4 D) 3/4 E) 1/2


Answer: C

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