A man with mild hemophilia, a sex-linked recessive disorder, asks the nurse, "Will my children be hemophiliacs?" Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

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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 genetic mutation and is not a multifactorial inherited condition.

A Man with Mild Hemophilia, a Sex-Linked Recessive Disorder, Asks