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How did England's royal families help in the genetics of hemophilia?
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∙ 11y ago
Queen Victoria was known as the "Godmother of Europe" because every monarch in Europe was related to her through her children. Her children were carries of the disease hemophilia and as a result the heirs to the Russian and Spanish Royal Families contracted the disease severely hurting the two monarchies.
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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.
Which disease did royal families spread through inter breeding?
The Royal Families Romanov of Russia and Queen Victoria's family struggled with hemophilia because of interbreeding.
Royal hemophilia is the result of what inheritance?
Hemophilia is broken into three subcategories; Hemophilia A, Hemophilia B, and Hemophilia C. These subcategories designate a person as having a deficiency of one of three specific clotting proteins. Hemophilia A is the deficiency of the protein called Clotting Factor VIII. Hemophilia B is the deficiency of Clotting Factor IX. Hemophilia C is the deficiency of Clotting Factor XI. "Royal" hemophilia is simply a reference to Hemophilia B and is therefore a result of a deficiency in the Clotting Factor IX protein. It is sometimes called the royal disease because it has been known to have been passed through some royal families throughout history.
What are two royal families with hemophilia?
Queen Victoria and the English family, and the Romanovs (actually, just one of their children, Alexei).
Royal hemophilia is the result of inheritance?
Royal Hemophilia is a reference to Hemophilia B, also known as Factor IX (9) deficiency. This is a genetic disorder that can be inherited. Also near 30% of the Hemophilia B cases result from spontaneous mutations and are not inherited at all. That being said, once the mutation has occurred, that individual can pass the mutation on.
What person is credited with introducing the gene for hemophilia into the royal families of Europe?
Queen Victoria of England who reigned from 1837 - 1901 was the first of the royals to carry the gene.
What is the name of Englands airforce?
Royal Air Force
Englands air force abbr?
Royal Air Force (RAF)
The Royal disease of hemophilia is?
an X-linked genetic disorder
Give an example of a disease that a hereditary?
•E.g. Hemophilia "Royal Disease"
What is another name for hemophilia?
Haemophilia is often spelled with an extra "a" in scientific journals but hemophilia has become widely used.
What is hemophilia commonly called?
Many years ago, it was refered to as 'the Royal Disease" also the "Bleeding disease". Hemophilia B is also known as Christmas Disease.
