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Why does the son of a carrier mother and a normal father suffer from haemophilia, whereas the son of a haemophilic father and a normal mother would not? Explain.

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  • The gene for haemophilia is present in the X-chromosome.
  • The son receives the X-chromosome from his mother; so, a carrier-mother passes on the disease to 50% of her sons.
  • When the mother is normal, the sons have no chance of getting the disease, even if the father is haemophilic, because father passes on the Y-chromosome to his sons.


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