A carrier of haemophilia is typically

  • A. a man suffering from the disease
  • B. a heterozygous woman with one normal and one haemophilia allele
  • C. a homozygous normal woman
  • D. a person with an extra chromosome

Explanation

A carrier holds the recessive allele without symptoms because the normal allele on her other X is enough for clotting. A man with the allele is affected rather than a carrier, since he has no second X.

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