Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. If a woman who is a carrier is planning to have children with a man who has the disorder, what is the probability that their first child will be a phenotypically normal girl? Show your work
The probability of a phenotypically normal for this couple can be understood by the following cross:
Let 'h' represent the allele which codes for the trait.
Parents :
Mother : XhX (carrier)
Father : XhY(affected)
Gametes: Xh,X,Xh,Y
Xh | X | |
Xh | XhXh(affected girl) | XhX(carrier female) |
Y | XhY(affected boy) | XY(normal male) |
Carrier females does not phenotypically show the disease . Therefore the probability of a carrier is 25% who is phenotypically normal.
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