Down syndrome is due to trisomy condition of chromosome 21. That is 2n+ 1 condition. leads to mental retardation, reduced IQ pwer etc
Autosomal recessive
Huntingtons disease is Autosomal dominant, i.e. a 50% chance of inheritance if one parent has the gene. Where as sickle cell anemia is autosomal recessive. This gives a 25% chance of inheritance if both parents are carriers.
No. Sickle Cell is not an infectious disease, but is genetic.
No, sickle cell disease is not cancerous.
autosomal recessive
Spherocytosis
Stem cell or bone marrow transplants are the only cure for sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease is caused when someone inherits sickle shaped hemoglobin. It is a disease that can be managed, but not cured.
autosomal recessive
An example of point-mutation is sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell disease is hereditary.
bone marrow transplant is the only known cure of sickle cell disease.
A proposal for a project investigating sickle cell disease.
sickle cell is an autosomal recessive disorder