Jane and Allen Have Just Discovered That Their Son Is

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Jane and Allen have just discovered that their son is a hemophiliac. Neither of them has hemophilia, and Allen claims that no such condition was ever expressed in his family. Jane was told that her father was a hemophiliac and that problems resulting from this condition caused his death. Allen has also been told that hemophilia can only be passed on to an offspring by parents and not by grandparents; he believes that Jane was unfaithful and that the child is not his. If you were a genetic counselor, what would you tell Allen?

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Prenatal Development

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