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A phenotypically normal woman, whose father suffered from...
A phenotypically normal woman, whose father suffered from haemophilia, marries a normal man. What percentage of their total progeny is expected to be affected by haemophilia?
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Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
Haemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. Let the normal allele be and the haemophilia allele be .
The genotype of the woman's father is .
Since the woman is phenotypically normal but her father was haemophilic, she must have inherited the chromosome from him. Thus, she is a carrier and her genotype is .
The woman marries a normal man, whose genotype is .
The cross is .
The possible genotypes of the progeny are:
(Normal female) -
(Carrier female, phenotypically normal) -
(Normal male) -
(Haemophilic male) -
The only affected progeny is the haemophilic male ().
Therefore, the percentage of the total progeny expected to be affected by haemophilia is .
Answer:
The genotype of the woman's father is .
Since the woman is phenotypically normal but her father was haemophilic, she must have inherited the chromosome from him. Thus, she is a carrier and her genotype is .
The woman marries a normal man, whose genotype is .
The cross is .
The possible genotypes of the progeny are:
(Normal female) -
(Carrier female, phenotypically normal) -
(Normal male) -
(Haemophilic male) -
The only affected progeny is the haemophilic male ().
Therefore, the percentage of the total progeny expected to be affected by haemophilia is .
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