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Sickle-cell anemia affects black people more than other groups. There is some indication that sickle-cell gives a survival benefit for some tropical diseases, such as the malaria parasite.
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What population of people does sickle-cell effect more than others?
Sickle-cell anemia affects black people more than other groups. There is some indication that sickle-cell gives a survival benefit for some tropical diseases, such as the Malaria parasite.
What effect does sickle cell anemia have on the sedimentation rate?
Describe the effect that sickle cell anemia has on the sedimentation rate!
Which population are affected by sickle cells?
Sickle cell anemia can effect anyone who gets the disorder passed down from the parents. I believe it is a dominant disorder, meaning only one parents needs to pass it down.
Who has a sickle cell trait?
People who inherit one sickle cell gene are said to have sickle cell trait. This means they carry the gene but do not typically have symptoms of sickle cell disease. It is important for individuals with sickle cell trait to be aware of their status for proper medical management and genetic counseling.
If you have sickle cell and you have a cold does it feel worse than others who don't have sickle cell?
No
Does sickle cell effect children?
yes it does
Who does the sickle cell disease effect?
blood
If malaria were eliminated how might the frequency of the sickle-cell allele change over time?
Since people with the sickle cell allele trait are resistent to malaria, if malaria were eliminated there would be no change in the frequncy of sickle cell allele. This is because the presense of malaria does not have an affect on patients with the sickle cell allele trait.
If you mother and father are both sickle cell carriers what are the chances that you will not have the trait?
It is impossible to predict what will happen with one person! In a population of 2,000 people, 1,000 women have sickle cell trait and 1,000 men do not. They marry. Each couple has 2 children. 1,000 children will have sickle cell trait and 1,000 children will not. In a population of 2,000 people, 1,000 women have sickle cell trait and 1,000 men have sickle cell trait. They marry. Each couple has 2 children. 1,000 children will have sickle cell trait, 500 children will not, and 500 children will have sickle cell anemia. No one knows which of those parents will produce which children. No one knows how to predict how your children will turn out.
Do people die from sickle cell anaemia?
20,000 people die with sickle cell each year
What Sickle cell disease is and which population?
sickle cell occurs in populations more toward africa, just like malaria.
How many people does sickle cell disease affect?
million people have sickle cell world wide i think
