Savia posted an Question
September 02, 2020 • 00:14 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Biotechnology (BT)

Can someone please solve this?

Hemophilia is a recessive X-linked trait in humans. If a heterozygous woman has children with a normal man, what at the odds of the following combinations of children? a. An affected child b. Four unaffected children in a row C. Two out of five children that are affected Solution

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    Anup Padwal Best Answer

    In question Woman is heterozygous i.e Xx Normal male XY, which means that woman os not affected, she is Carrier. Option A should be right if the child is boy i.e. xY in which x from carrier woman and Y from male. Option B is also possible if all the children's are girl. Option C also right where XX, XY, xX are normal and two boy with xX which are effected.

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