In humans, the allele for hemophilia, h, is recessive. which is true of a woman with the genotype XHXh?

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27 March, 23:34

In humans, the allele for hemophilia, h, is recessive. which is true of a woman with the genotype XHXh?

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Taryn Kirby · Answer 1

She needs to be XhXh in order to have the disease so she is a carrier. The dominant allele hides the effect of the recessive allele carrying the disease.

Seth Terry · Answer 2

This woman is a carrier of the disease since you need 3 recessive alleles to get it.