What are the predicted phenotypes of the female children from the union of a woman who is heterozygous for hemophilia and a man who has normal blood clotting characteristics? (Use the Punnett square to verify your answer.)
A) All female children will be carriers.
B) 3 homozygous healthy:1 carrier
C) 1 homozygous healthy:1 carrier
D) 1 hemophilia:2 homozygous healthy:1 carrier
E) All female children will have hemophilia.

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Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive trait. When a heterozygous woman (X^HX^h) mates with a man with normal blood clotting (X^HY), their female offspring can either be carriers (X^HX^h) or not carriers (X^HX^H). This results in a 1:1 ratio of homozygous healthy to carrier female children.

What Are the Predicted Phenotypes of the Female Children from the Union