In humans, the allele for normal blood clotting, H, is dominant to the allele for hemophilia, h. The trait is X-linked. A woman who is not a hemophiliac has a father who is a hemophiliac. If this woman has a child with a man who is a hemophiliac, what is the probability of them having a hemophiliac son?

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In humans, the allele for normal blood clotting, H, is
dominant to the allele for hemophilia, h.
The trait is X-linked.
A woman who is not a hemophiliac has a father who is a
hemophiliac. If this woman has a child with a man who is
a hemophiliac, what is the probability of them having a
hemophiliac son?
(Record your answer as a frequency between 0 and 1
rounded to two decimal places. Include the decimal.)
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Transcribed Image Text:Use the following information to answer the next question. In humans, the allele for normal blood clotting, H, is dominant to the allele for hemophilia, h. The trait is X-linked. A woman who is not a hemophiliac has a father who is a hemophiliac. If this woman has a child with a man who is a hemophiliac, what is the probability of them having a hemophiliac son? (Record your answer as a frequency between 0 and 1 rounded to two decimal places. Include the decimal.) Answer: Answer
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