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what if the father has sickle trait, does that mean the baby will have it?
Ellen Williamsseck
If one parent has sickle cell trait and the other parent has the normal type of hemoglobin, there is a 50% (1 in 2) chance with EACH pregnancy that the baby will be born with sickle cell trait.
jkw8886
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∙ 14y agoIt depends. If of them has the sickle cell disease, but the other doesnt even have the trait, the child will get the trait. If both of them have the trait, its a 1/4 chance of the sickle cell disease, 1/2 chance of getting the trait, and 1/4 chance of nothing at all. If one of them has sickle cell, but the othe has the trait, it's a 3/4 chance of sickle cell disease, and 1/4 chance of the trait. If neither has sickle cell nor the trait, the child will not have sickle cell and the child will not have the trait.
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∙ 11y agoThe life expectancy of children born with sickle cell disease is shortened, although medical advancements have improved their lifespan considerably. These people have two alleles (copies) of the gene for sickle cell. This is called homozygous for sickle cell. They will need frequent trips to the doctor and hospital for what is called sickle cell crisis and for other symptoms.
Those people born with sickle cell trait (the one you are asking about) have only one allele for sickle cell and one normal allele. This is called heterozygous for sickle cell. They are also called carriers, meaning they carry the gene and could pass the sickle cell gene to their children. These people do not normally show signs of disease and have a normal life span. In some cases, however, if their body is very stressed (for example, with another disease) they can have symptoms or have sickle cell crisis.
Sickle cell trait usually only becomes a problem if a person with sickle cell trait marries another person with sickle cell trait. The chance of a child of theirs being born with sickle cell disease is 25%, while 50% of their children will be carriers and 25% will be normal. Remember that these are only chances. In real life you can't predict what any particular child will be.
People who have sickle cell trait often chose to be tested with their spouse when they decide to have children, so they know what to expect. If only one spouse has the trait, then they don't have to worry, as all their children will be healthy.
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What is sickle cell Trait The condition is Autosomal and there is Codominance between alleles what does this mean?
sickle cell trait is inherited from one set of gene alleles from both parents. if you get two traits together it will cause sickle cell anemia which is a disease, sickle cell trait is not a disease. i dont know what autosomal means!! i dont know what codominance means!!
How is sickle cell anemia iherited?
Recessively, that means that both parents must be symptomless carriers then there is only a 1 in 4 chance that a given child will be born with the disease. Note: symptomless carriers have the strong advantage of being much more likely to survive malaria than "normals". Sickle cell disease is inherited through a single pair of genes (one gene from each parent), on chromosome 11. They must receive the gene from both parents in order to actually get sickle cell disease. If they receive one gene for sickle cell disease from one parent but a normal gene from another, they have "sickle cell trait." The genes that involve sickle cell control the production of hemoglobin (a protein) in red blood cells. Abnormal hemoglobin from sickle cell disease causes red blood cells to grow incorrectly. Persons with sickle cell trait are much more resistant to malaria (a common disease in Africa, where the gene originated) than persons having two normal genes. This makes the sickle cell gene very likely to persist in areas where malaria is endemic, like Africa.
What does the medical abbreviation hb solu plus rflx frac mean?
This is a type of solubility testing for sickle cell disease. It is very specific for this disease and several combinations sickle cell / thalassemia variants but inadequate for screening and fail to identify important transmissible hemoglobin gene abnormalities - particularly in the prenatal setting when looking for those that affect fetal outcome (eg, Hb C trait, β-thalassemia trait, Hb E trait, Hb B trait, Hb D trait).
What does it mean if a baby is born on their father's birthday?
its mean that the baby have a down syndrom :L
What does poikilocytosis mean?
Having poikilocytes in your blood - which are irregular red blood cells
What does the medical abbreviation FOB mean?
father of baby
What does it mean when the baby's father cuts the umbilical cord?
It means the baby's father is taking his first step to the passage of the rite of fatherhood.
If baby already has father last name and he pays child support can mother change to her last name?
If you mean that the mother changes the baby's surname, of course.If you mean that the mother changes her surname to the father's (the same as the baby), of course.
What baby girl names mean 'father's joy'?
Abigail and Cleopatra.
What does it mean to be a hybrid for a trait that is incompletely dominant?
To be hybrid for a trait that is incomplete dominance means that both the mother and the father passed on a gene that was dominant. For example, If you mother has white hair and your father has black hair and both traits are dominant (WB) you will express a gray phenotype.
What does the word sickle mean?
A sickle is an old farm tool that was used to harvest grain and grass, etc. If you are referring to sickle cell anemia, its called that because of the abnormal sickle shape of the cells.
What is arecessive trait?
i mean to say what is a recessive trait not what is recessive trait sorry
