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There are two types of hemophilia.
Type A:
A mutation in the
factor VIII gene.
Type B:
A mutation in the IX
gene.
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Does hemophilia result from too many or too few chromosomes?
The gene for the most well known form of hemophilia is located on the X chromosome. It is not the result of too many or too few chromosomes. A male receives only one X chromosome while the receives two X chromosomes. These gene codes for factor VIII, one of the factors within the clotting cascade. If a female inherits the mutated gene, she has a second gene on the other X chromosome. However, she is capable of passing the gene for hemophilia onto her children. Males inherit one X chromosome and so have hemophilia. This is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a complete answer.
Is hemophilia a pattern inheritance?
Hemophilia is a sex linked gene carried in the x chromosome.
Why is hemophilia considered to be a sex-linked trait-?
It is carried on the X chromosome.
Why is hemophilia rarely expressed in females?
Because hemophilia is a disease linked to a recessive gene on the X-chromosome, females have another X-chromosome to block out the diseased one. However, males have only one X-chromosome, so they are more often subject to hemophilia.
A recessive gene located on the X chromosome is the cause of hemophilia in affected individuals. Males are more likely to have hemophilia than females because?
Males only have one copy of the X chromosome
What do you get when you cross a male hemophiliac with a female hemophiliac?
The gene for hemophilia A is found on the X chromosome (it is a sex-linked recessive disorder). Women have two X chromosomes and men have one X chromosome. A woman with hemophilia (very rare) would have the mutated gene on both of her X chromosomes. This means that all of their children, both male and female would have hemophilia.
Does hemophilia result from too many or too few chromosomes?
The gene for the most well known form of hemophilia is located on the X chromosome. It is not the result of too many or too few chromosomes. A male receives only one X chromosome while the receives two X chromosomes. These gene codes for factor VIII, one of the factors within the clotting cascade. If a female inherits the mutated gene, she has a second gene on the other X chromosome. However, she is capable of passing the gene for hemophilia onto her children. Males inherit one X chromosome and so have hemophilia. This is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a complete answer.
Is hemophilia a pattern inheritance?
Hemophilia is a sex linked gene carried in the x chromosome.
What gene or chromosome is mutated in tourettes?
Yosef's Genes
Why is hemophilia considered to be a sex-linked trait-?
It is carried on the X chromosome.
What chromosomes has been determined to carry this gene in hemophilia?
the X chromosome
A woman is a carrier for hemophilia what are the chances for sons with hemophilia if the father does not have hemophilia?
Since the gene for Hemophilia is carried on the X chromosome and males pass only their Y chromosome onto their sons, no their sons should not have hemophilia. Of course all daughters of a male with hemophilia will be carriers of the mutation since they with receive his X chromosome, not the Y.
What chromosome is polycystic kidney disease found?
It is a mutated gene called PKD1 located on chromosome 16.
Did Stacy Romanov and her sisters have hemophilia?
Grand Duchess ANASTASIA and her sisters were probably carriers of the hemophilia gene but did not suffer from the effects of hemophilia. Males suffer from hemophilia. In rare cases girls do suffer but that is only when both parents carry the mutated gene
Why is hemophilia more common in males than in females?
The genes associated with Hemophilia A and B are located on the X chromosome, which is one of the 2 sex chromosomes. For males, who have only 1 X chromosome, 1 altered copy of the gene in each cell is sufficient to cause hemophilia. In females, who have 2 X chromosomes, a mutation would have to occur in both copies of the gene to cause hemophilia. Since it is unlikely that females will have 2 altered copies of this gene it is therefor very rare for females to have hemophilia.
Why is hemophilia considered to be a sex link trait?
Because the gene that causes hemophilia is located on the X chromosome, so it will occur in males more frequently than in females.
Why is hemophilia more common in the males than females?
The gene for hemophilia is carried on the X chromosome. A male has one X and one Y. Since the trait is recessive it would be easier for a male to get a recssive allele, rather than a female get two recessive alleles.
