A male patient with hemophilia asks the nurse if his children will be hemophiliacs. Which response by the nurse is accurate?

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Because hemophilia is caused by a mutation of the X chromosome,all female children of a man with hemophilia are carriers of the disorder and can transmit the mutated gene to their offspring. Sons of a man with hemophilia will not have the disorder. Hemophilia is caused by a single genetic mutation and is not a multifactorial inherited condition.

A Male Patient with Hemophilia Asks the Nurse If His