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5 December, 03:18

Why do guys get hemophilia more then girls?

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  1. 5 December, 03:21
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    This is because genetic hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disease, like colorblindness. That means that while a woman has two X chromosomes, a man has only one X chromosome (and on Y chromosome). If a woman is carrying the disease on one of her X chromosomes, she still has one 'clean' chromosome, and will not show hemophilia. If she has two 'infected' X chromosomes then yes, she will show it, but that means that basically her father has to be a hemophiliac while her mother is a carrier. If a man's mother (or father) is a carrier, then they can inherit an X chromosome that does have the gene for hemophilia and will have it, because that means that all 1 of his X chromosomes are 'infected'
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