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Explain why women are carrier's for the disease hemophilia. why do their son's get the disease and not the daughter's?
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The gene for it occurs on the female (X) chromosome. All humans have either 2(X) chromosomes (women) or an XY pair (men). So if the man inherits a faulty X then he will have hemophilia, while a woman has a sporting chance that her other X chromosome does not have the fault and is thus protected from the disease.
It is however possible for a woman with a hemophiliac father and hemophiliac carrying mother to express the disease if she inherits 2 faulty X chromosomes.
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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 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
How many of queen Victoria daughters had hemophilia?
It is not known how she got hemophilia, but many family members were affected by it 1. Her daughter Alice was a carrier and gave the gene to several children a. Alice's daughter Alexandra 1. Alexandra's son Alexis b. Alice's son Fredrick c. Alice's daughter Irene 1. Irene's son Waldemar 2. Irene's son Henry 2. Victoria's son Leopold had hemophilia and passed it on as well a. Leopold's daughter Alice was a carrier 1. Alice's son Rupert, Viscount Trematon 3. Victoria's daughter Beatrice was a carrier and passed it on a. Beatrice's daughter Victoria Eugenie or Ena 1. Ena's son Alfonzo 2. Ena's son Gonzalo b. Beatrice's son Leopold c. Beatrice's son Maurice There might have been more, but we will never know. Because Tsarina Alexandra's daughters died before being able to have children we will never know if they were carriers of hemophilia. Statistically though at least one of them was more than likely a carrier.
What are the chances of a person with hemophilia to pass the disease to their offspring?
Hemophilia is passed down from mother to son. It is extremely rare for a woman to have hemophilia. It is necessary, though, for a woman to be a carrier of the disorder for her son to acquire this disorder. Females have two X chromosomes whereas males only have one. When a boy is born, he takes one X chromosome from his mother and one Y chromosome from his father. Therefore, he can only get hemophilia through his mother. Example One: Mother(Carrier)+Father(Non-Affected)=50% chance of their son acquiring the disorder and 50% chance of their daughter being a carrier. Example Two: Mother(Non-Affected)+Father(Hemophiliac)=All sons will be non-affected and all daughters will be carriers.
Why are men most likely to have hemophilia?
Since Hemophilia A is an "X Chromosome" disease and women have two "X" Chromosomes, women with only one "X" Chromosome with the disorder would be carriers of the disease but not affected by it. Women with both "X" Chromosomes with the disorder would be very rare.
What is the disease that prevents blood from clotting?
blood do not clot it is due to disease that disease called haemophiliafromshrey batham ,class 1oU.D.C.A
What is the nickname for hemophilia?
hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease because Stephen Christmas was the first patient with the disease, and hemophilia A is just known as classic hemophilia.
Is hemophilia contageous?
No, Hemophilia is a genetic disease. A person is born with it.
Disease known as bleeders disease?
hemophilia
What kind of disease is hemophilia?
Hemophilia is not a disease, my dear friend. Rather, it is a genetic disorder regarding the blood.
Is Hemophilia contagious?
No - haemophilia is a genetic disease, it is not infectious.
Why is hemophilia famous?
Hemophilia is considered a Royal Disease because..... Queen Victoria of England passed the mutation to her son Leopold and, through several of her daughters, who were married to other royal Families in Europe, including the royal families of Spain, Germany, and Russia.
