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Why are males the only ones to actually get hemophilia?


is there any good reasons to fund Hemophilia?

Women can get it, but more rarely. Like color vision deficiency, it's a sex linked trait.

Women have two X chromosomes, men have one X and one Y. If a gene, like a blood clotting factor, is deficient on one of the X chromosomes, the allele on the woman's other X usually fills in and does the job. That prevents any symptoms.

If a man has a defective gene on the X chromosome, there's no second chance. If the mother is heterozygous (has different forms of the gene on the two chromosomes) for that trait, she has a 50/50 chance of passing it on to her sons.

Every daughter of a hemophiliac man inherits his X (but not Y) chromosome, so has at least one copy of the defective gene. If the mother has one X with a defective gene, the daughter can inherit that too, and display hemophilia.

It's more common in men because only one parent needs to have the gene, and that parent might not know. It's less common in women, because both parents have to have at least one copy of the gene, and the father will certainly know that he passes it on to his children - some men won't take that chance.

Yes, support of research for this condition is valuable. It is called a recessive trait. Men have a Y shape chromasome paired with an X and women have X X so there is an arm that is not matched up in men and the recessive traits stores there show up in the men and not women unless both Xs have the same thing.

Its on the Y chromosone, whichwomen dont have.
Guys with it need constant injections and check ups.

My frined has it, and patting him on thw back can cause a brusie to cover his back
The blood doesnt clot, if he cuts himself badly, hes screwed.

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