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Hemophilia Is a Trait Carried by the Mother and Passed

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Hemophilia is a trait carried by the mother and passed to her sons. The allele for hemophilia, therefore,


A) is carried on one of the mother's autosomal chromosomes.
B) is carried on the Y chromosome.
C) can be carried on the X or Y chromosome.
D) is on the X chromosome and can only be inherited by the son if the mother is a carrier (heterozygous) .
E) is carried in the mitochondrial genome because sons inherit this allele from their mothers.

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