What is the primary genetic cause of hemophilia?

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Trisomy of chromosome 21 A mutation in the X chromosome Correct Deletion of chromosome 5 A mutation in the Y chromosome

Hemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder caused by a mutation in the X chromosome.

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