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Hemophilia Causes. 1  Men have only one X chromosome. 2  Women have two X chromosomes. 3  If a woman is a carrier, she has a 50% chance that her sons will have hemophilia. 4  A man who has hemophilia has a 100% chance that his daughters will be carriers, since they must inherit the defective x chromosome from the father. 5  The transmission of this gene to ...
She will, however, be a hemophilia carrier since she has the hemophilia gene on one of her X chromosomes. So in this case, all sons born to the couple will be normal and all daughters will be hemophilia carriers (Figure 2-4). Figure 2-4.Father with hemophilia; mother with normal blood clotting gene. All daughters of a man with hemophilia will be carriers (called obligate carriers). 2  If a carrier has a son, the son has a 50% chance of having hemophilia. 3  If a carrier has a daughter, the daughter has a 50% chance of being a carrier.