A woman who is heterozygous for the hemophilia allele has a 100% chance of having an affected son.

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A woman who is heterozygous for the hemophilia allele has a 50% chance of passing the allele to her son, but whether or not he is affected by the condition will depend on whether or not he receives a second defective copy of the gene from his father. Therefore, the chance of having an affected son is not 100%.

A Woman Who Is Heterozygous for the Hemophilia Allele Has