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Imagine that hemophilia, a recessive, X-linked trait, runs in a family. a son do

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Question

Imagine that hemophilia, a recessive, X-linked trait, runs in a family. a son dose not have hemophilia but his sister does. the mother dose not have hemophilia. circle ALL OF the following statements that MUST be true.

a) the son is a carrier of the albinism allele

b) the father has albinism or is a carrier

c) the mother must but a carrier of te allele

d) if the parents have another child, the probability of that child having albinism is less then 50%

e) if the son has a child with a non-albino women, the probability that the child will have albinism is less then 75%

f) the maternal grandmother (the mothers father) had albinism or was a carrier

Explanation / Answer

d) if the parents have another child, the probability of that child having albinism is less then 50%