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Haemophilia
Date Submitted: 01/10/2004 13:14:13
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 4 pages (1126 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 4 pages (1126 words)
HAEMOPHILIA
In the human body, each cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes,
one of each pair inherited through the egg from the mother, and the
other inherited through the sperm of the father. Of these
chromosomes, those that determine sex are X and Y. Females have XX
and males have XY. In addition to the information on sex, 'the X
chromosomes carry determinants for a number of other features of
the body including the levels of …
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…the inheritance of both recessive and
deficient chromosomes. It is mostly found in males and since every
male has a Y chromosome, it is a general rule that the male will
not pass it to his male offsprings. Haemophiliacs can have either
inherited the disease or they could have had a mutation. In either
case, these people must try to live a normal life and must avoid
any activities that can result in trauma.
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