Hemophilia is a recessive, sex-linked, genetic disorder. A genetics counselor is meeting with members of a family to discuss the pedigree chart shown here (solid color indicates an individual with hemophilia). Using this information, which of the following is possible? (Assume only one gene is responsible for hemophilia, and no mutations occur.)
A family tree diagram. At the top is a hemophiliac female and nonhemophiliac male. Their offspring are a hemophiliac male and nonhemophiliac female. The female nonhemophiliac is paired with a hemophiliac male to produce a hemophiliac female.
Individual 1 and 2 have a 50% chance of having a son with hemophilia.
Individual 1 and 2 have a 50% chance of having a daughter with hemophilia.
Individual 3 has a child with a non-hemophilic spouse, and has a daughter with hemophilia.
Individual 6 has a child with a non-hemophilic spouse, and has a daughter with hemophilia.
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