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No it is not. Queen Victoria gave it two two daughters and a son. Because the son that ruled after her, Edward VII, was free of the disease it is highly unlikley that it would pop up in the present royal family. It could have been different though. Queen Victoria wanted her granddaughter Alix (Empress Alexandra) to marry Edward's son. If this marriage had taken place then hemophilia could have been introduced back into the blood line.
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∙ 10y agoBecause in order to maintain royal blood, many marriages were arranged between cousins or relatives. This caused a very small genetic pool, causing the prevalence or many rare genetic diseases (in this case Hemophilia).
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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.
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.
How did England's royal families help in the genetics of hemophilia?
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.
Give an example of a disease that a hereditary?
•E.g. Hemophilia "Royal Disease"
The Royal disease of hemophilia is?
an X-linked genetic disorder
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.
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.
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 is another name for hemophilia?
Haemophilia is often spelled with an extra "a" in scientific journals but hemophilia has become widely used.
What is the medical term meaning royal disease?
Hemophilia has been called the royal disease. It is an x-linked recessive disorder that was common in the British and Russian royal families. Gout is the "royal ailment." It was caused by eating excessive amounts of red meat.
What are two royal families with hemophilia?
Queen Victoria and the English family, and the Romanovs (actually, just one of their children, Alexei).
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.
