The Royal Disease - Part II
Back in the doctor’s office, they were finally able to get the bleeding stopped. This, however was not the end of the concern for Prince Leopold. The doctor’s now needed to figure out was wrong with Leopold and see if they could help stop this issue. So far they knew that Leopold had issues with stopping the bleeding, strange internal bleeding, a large amounts of bruises as well as blood in his urine. From this the doctors were able to determine that Prince Leopold had hemophilia. Queen Victoria was troubled by this disease and wondered if her other kids were affected. After consulting with her children as well as other doctors she was able to determine that they were not affected seeing as they didn't express any symptoms related to hemophilia. Despite knowing this, she was still upset and concerned for her son Leopold, who was indeed a hemophiliac.
Questions:
I. If a hemophiliac female were to have a son with a normal male, what would be the probability of the son having hemophilia? Use a punnett square to show your answer.
II. What would be the phenotype of a female who was not a hemophiliac and also not a carrier?
III. What is the relation of hemophilia to the sex chromosomes?
IV. Why weren’t Queen Victoria’s other children affected?
Questions:
I. If a hemophiliac female were to have a son with a normal male, what would be the probability of the son having hemophilia? Use a punnett square to show your answer.
II. What would be the phenotype of a female who was not a hemophiliac and also not a carrier?
III. What is the relation of hemophilia to the sex chromosomes?
IV. Why weren’t Queen Victoria’s other children affected?