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The Most Common Form of Hemophilia Is a Defect in Blood

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The most common form of hemophilia is a defect in blood clotting factor VIII, which is caused by a mutant form of a gene in the X chromosome. A girl is born with hemophilia. Both parents have normal phenotypes. Which of the following might explain this girl's hemophilia?


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