A couple are both phenotypically normal, but their son suffers fr...

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A couple are both phenotypically normal, but their son suffers from hemophilia, a sex-linked recessive disorder. What fraction of their children are likely to suffer from hemophilia? What fraction are likely to be carriers?

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Hello, everyone here We have a question that says recess of excellent traits such as hemophilia are more frequent in blank, then blank. So men have X. Y chromosome. Women Have two x chromosomes, So if it is excellent, the man only has to have one inherited. Alil women, however, have to have two so recessive. Excellent traits such as hemophilia are more frequent in men than in women. So our answer is a thank you for watching. Bye.

A couple are both phenotypically normal, but their son suffers from hemophilia, a sex-linked recessive disorder. What fraction of their children are likely to suffer from hemophilia? What fraction are likely to be carriers?

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