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Question 10

Hemophilia A is an X-linked recessive genetic disorder. The dominant allele for normal blood clotting is represented by HHH, and the recessive allele for hemophilia is represented by hhh.

The pedigree chart below shows the inheritance of hemophilia A in a family.

Pedigree Chart

What is the probability that the unborn child (III-?) will be a male with hemophilia, and what is the probability that any daughter they have will carry the mutated allele (hhh)?

25%25\%25% and 25%25\%25%

25%25\%25% and 50%50\%50%

50%50\%50% and 25%25\%25%

50%50\%50% and 50%50\%50%

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