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no.. it's sickle cell anemia due to defective hemoglobin which carries oxygen

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What condition affects the ability of blood to carry oxygen?

Anemia is a condition where there are lower than normal levels of red blood cells or hemoglobin, which can reduce the blood's ability to carry oxygen effectively. This can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath.


What is a condition in which the ability of the blood to carry oxygen is reduced?

Lack of heamoglobin, lack of iron etc


What allele is passed to a offspring male if mother has hemophilia?

Hemophilia is typically an X-linked recessive condition. If a mother has hemophilia, she carries two copies of the hemophilia allele on her X chromosomes (since females have two X chromosomes). Therefore, any male offspring will inherit one of her X chromosomes, which will carry the hemophilia allele, leading to him being affected by the condition. The male will inherit his Y chromosome from his father, which does not carry the hemophilia gene.


What is hemophilia?

Hemophilia is a condition where the blood does not want to clog up or clot in an open wound or abrasion. The cause is a factor deficiency in the plasma of the blood needed to coagulate the blood for it to clot.It is sex-linked genetic disorder where females carry the condition and pass it on to their children; males exhibit the condition. At present, there is no cure.


Do arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to capillaries?

Systemic Arteries carry oxygen rich blood (also called oxygenated blood). Pulmonary Arteries carry oxygen poor (deoxygenated) blood


Is blood in the arteries in rich in oxygen?

By definition, ALL arteries carry Oxygen rich blood. Veins carry oxygen depleted blood.


Where does veins carry oxygen depleted blood to?

Veins carry oxygen depleted blood to the heart.


What kind of blood does vein carry?

Usually veins carry blood low in oxygen back to the heart except for the pulmonary veins. They carry blood higher in oxygen.


Which blood celld carry oxygen?

red blood cels are the oxygenated cells..[ie carry oxygen]


Does your blood carry food?

no it carry's oxygen


What parts carry blood away from the heart?

Arteries carry Oxygen rich blood away from the heart. While our viens carry Oxygen poor blood back to get filed with more Oxygen


How do the blood cells carry food?

blood cells do not carry food, blood cells carry oxygen.