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What is the difference between Hemophilia A and Hemophilia B?
There are two types of hemophilia: hemophilia A (sometimes called classical hemophilia) and hemophilia B (sometimes called Christmas disease). Both are caused by a low level or absence of one of the proteins in the blood (called factors) that control bleeding. Hemophilia A is caused by a deficiency of factor VIII, and hemophilia B is caused by a deficiency of factor IX. There is no difference between the two types of hemophilia, except that hemophilia B is about five times less common than hemophilia A.
Is hemophilia A inherited as a recessive or dominant trait?
Hemophilia A is inherited as a recessive trait.
Is hemophilia co dominant or dominant?
It is very much recessive with only one exception, which is that there is a large portion of women who simply carry the trait but dont actually have it. If you are to procreate with a female carrier than your chances of having a hemophiliac child are still not very high. You can find all the info you need by using a Punnett Square method to figure out the chances of hemophiliac children with 2 parents.
What are some examples of sex-linked traits?
Some examples of sex-linked traits include color blindness, hemophilia, and male pattern baldness. These traits are carried on the sex chromosomes, with color blindness and hemophilia being more common in males due to their inheritance on the X chromosome.
A woman with hemophilia and a man without hemophilia are expecting a baby boy. What are the chances that their son will also have hemophilia?
50%
What part of the respiratory does hemophilia affect?
Typically it does not affect the respiratory system at all. The only time it would if if the person suffers an injury that causes bleeding into the lungs. At that point, I think Hemophilia would be the least of their concerns
Is albinism hemophilia progeria or huntingtons disease more common in males?
Hemophilia
What is the name of a person who bleads nonstop?
The hereditary disease, Hemophilia causes nonstop bleeding.A person who suffers from this disease is called a Hemophiliac.
What is the effects of Hemophilia?
Hemophilia is when your blood clots slowly or not at all.
Is hemophilia more common in men or women?
It is more common in men.
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 whoud be the result of a normal women having a child with a hemophilia men?
All Girls will be carriers of Hemophilia and all Males will be unaffected (they won't have Hemophilia).
Could a Girl have hemophillia?
Yes. Hemophilia is sex-linked, and is much more common in males than in females, but it is not impossible for a girl to have hemophilia.
What do color blindness and hemophilia have in common?
They are both sex-linked traits.
Inherited disease that cause blood to clot slowly or not at all?
It's Hemophilia. Read more here: https://health.google.com/health/ref/Hemophilia
Can a common cold can be fatal to leukemia suffers?
yes it can.
What is the protein that hemophiliacs lack?
In the most common type, Hemophilia A, the person lacks clotting factor VIII. In Hemophilia B, clotting factor IX is lacking.
