What statement is descriptive of most cases of hemophilia?
A) X-linked recessive deficiency of platelets causing prolonged bleeding
B) X-linked recessive inherited disorder in which a blood clotting factor is deficient
C) Autosomal dominant deficiency of a factor involved in the blood-clotting reaction
D) Y-linked recessive inherited disorder in which the red blood cells become moon shaped

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The inheritance pattern in 80% of all the cases of hemophilia is X-linked recessive.The two most common forms of the disorder are factor VIII deficiency (hemophilia A,or classic hemophilia)and factor IX deficiency (hemophilia B,or Christmas disease).The disorder involves coagulation factors,not platelets.The disorder does not involve red blood cells or the Y chromosome.

What Statement Is Descriptive of Most Cases of Hemophilia