A normal individual who is a carrier for an X-linked trait such as hemophilia
A) is always female.
B) is homozygous for the recessive condition.
C) shows the recessive phenotype.
D) cannot have daughters who have the allele.

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A carrier for an X-linked trait like hemophilia is typically female because females have two X chromosomes, allowing them to carry one normal allele and one affected allele without expressing the disease. Males, having only one X chromosome, would express the trait if they carried the affected allele.

A Normal Individual Who Is a Carrier for an X-Linked