Question

Haemophilia is a sex linked recessive disorder of humans. The pedigree chart given below shows the inheritance of Haemophilia in one family. Study the pattern of inheritance and answer the questions given.

(a) Give all the possible genotypes of the members 4, 5 and 6 in the pedigree chart.
(b) A blood test shows that the individual 14 is a carrier of gaemophilia. The member numbered 15 has recently married the member numbered 14. What is the probability that their first child will be a haemophilic male ? Show with the help of Punnett square.

Answer 1

No. 4 Carrier female, No. -5 Haemophilic boy and No. 6 - Normal boy .

(b)Hence , the chances of the first male child to be haemophilic are 25% or `1//4^(th)`