Will a heterozygous female with hemophilia have blood that will clot normally?

A heterozygous female with hemophilia will generally have blood that clots normally. This is because females have two X chromosomes, and the gene for hemophilia is located on the X chromosome. In order to have hemophilia, a female would need to have two copies of the hemophilia gene, one on each X chromosome. However, a heterozygous female only has one copy of the hemophilia gene, and the other X chromosome carries a normal gene for blood clotting. As a result, the normal gene is able to compensate for the hemophilia gene, and the female will have normal blood clotting function.

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