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One time six states had estimated how much of the population had hemophilia, and got about 7,000. There isn't a actual known amount of people that actually have Hemophilia, but it is estimated about 20,000 people in America that DO have it. You inheritet it from parents, also known as the term called "sex-linked".
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe actual answer to this question is in the definition of "carrier". A genetic carrier is one who can have and pass on a gene without showing signs that they have it. Since hemophilia is an trait carried on the X chromosome and males have only one X chromosome if a male has the trait, they would in fact be symptomatic and therefore could not be a carrier by definition. Females, depending on how the dominance works out can either be symptomatic or asymptomatic.
This does not mean that males cannot pass the genes on to their offspring. In fact males with the trait (ie. hemophiliacs) will always pass the traits on to their daughters and never to their sons. Females that have decrease factor levels due to the trait for hemophilia, depending on their exact genotype (XHXh or XhXh) can pass the gene to either half of their children regardless of the child's sex or all of their children.
Unfortunately there is a wide spread practice of lumping all females with the trait for hemophilia into the "carriers" group. Many females have lowered factor levels due to the trait and thus are technically not carriers but female hemophiliacs.
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∙ 13y agoHemophilia mainly affects boys. It is extremely rare for a girl to have it. Yet, it is not rare for a girl to be a carrier of it.
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∙ 13y agonope! Boys get an X chromosome from the mother and a Y from the father. hemophilia comes on the x chromosome. if that chromosome is infected, the boy has it no matter what.
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∙ 13y agoNo. A male either has it or he doesn't.
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Are some boys carriers for hemophilia?
A male with hemophilia does in fact carry the genes and can pass them on to his daughters, so yes, some boys (if they have hemophilia) are carriers.
A man with hemophilia marries a woman without the disease What is the possible offspring?
All Girls will be carriers of Hemophilia. All Boys will be unaffected (they won't have Hemophilia).
What chromosomes has been determined to carry this gene in hemophilia?
the X chromosome
Did Stacy Romanov and her sisters have hemophilia?
Grand Duchess ANASTASIA and her sisters were probably carriers of the hemophilia gene but did not suffer from the effects of hemophilia. Males suffer from hemophilia. In rare cases girls do suffer but that is only when both parents carry the mutated gene
Why didnt the two sons of Queen Victoria Alfred and Arthur display hemophilia?
Queen Victoria had four sons Albert Edward Arthur Alfred Leopold The reason why Albert Edward, Arthur and Alfred did not display hemophilia is because they did not have it. Hemophilia is a sex linked gene. Leopold got hemophilia because Victoria carried the gene. She had one healthy X chromosome and an X that had the gene for hemophilia. Leopold got the X with hemophilia and the other boys got the healthy X chromosome
Did drummer boys of the civil war carry weapons?
No, drummer boys of the civil war did not carry weapons. All they did is drum.
How can you stay healthy from hemophilia?
Hemophilia almost always affects boys. Why? Because the disease is an X-linked genetic disorder, passed from mother to son. Boys get an X chromosome (say: kro-muh-soam) from their mother and a Y chromosome from their father. If the mother carries the gene for hemophilia on one of her X chromosomes (girls have two X chromosomes), each of her sons will have a 50% chance of having hemophilia.A mother who is a carrier also has a 50% chance of giving the faulty X chromosome to her daughter. That does not give the daughter the hemophilia disease, but it does result in the daughter becoming a hemophilia carrier. So it's possible one of her sons someday could have the disease.
Is hemophilia a condition in which blood cells will not carry oxygen?
no.. it's sickle cell anemia due to defective hemoglobin which carries oxygen
A woman is a carrier for hemophilia what are the chances for sons with hemophilia if the father does not have hemophilia?
Since the gene for Hemophilia is carried on the X chromosome and males pass only their Y chromosome onto their sons, no their sons should not have hemophilia. Of course all daughters of a male with hemophilia will be carriers of the mutation since they with receive his X chromosome, not the Y.
What is a disease in which the blood does not clot normally?
Hemophilia is one disease in which blood does not clot normally. von Willebrand's Disease
Can fish get hemophilia?
Yes - there are dogs with hemophilia. German Shepards in Europe with hemophilia can be traced back to one dog: Canto von der Wienerau. For more informationon hemophilia and dogs: http://mydogfluffy.com/faq.htm Mice with hemophilia are used to research hemophilia medication and a cure for hemophilia.
A woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia get married. What are the chances that their first child will have hemophilia?
There is no chance that the child will have hemophilia even if the spouse has hemophilia. Any girls the couple has will be carriers if the spouse has hemophilia.
