Most people with hemophilia are: a. Female c. Elderly b. From southeast Asia d. Male
Health · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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d. Male
Hemophilia is a genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This condition is typically inherited from one's parents through an X-linked recessive pattern. Since males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY) and females have two X chromosomes (XX), a male who inherits the faulty gene on his X chromosome will express the disease because he lacks a second, healthy copy of the gene. Females, on the other hand, must inherit two defective copies of the gene (one from each parent) to express the disease, which is much less likely. Therefore, they are usually just carriers of the disease without actually being affected by it. This explains why most people with hemophilia are male.