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Why are sickle cells sickle?
because they can
Do sickle cells have a nucleus?
"Sickle cells" refers to an abnormal shape (rather like a sickle) of red blood cells. Red blood cells in humans do not have a nucleus.
Is sickle cell trait blood round?
No. Instead of being flexible and disc-shaped like normal red blood cells, sickle cells are more stiff and curved in the shape of the old farm tool known as a sickle - that's where the disease gets its name. The shape is similar to a crescent moon.
What are Sickle cells like?
Sickle cells are also less flexible and stickier than normal red blood cells
Can you get sickle cell from your parents?
Yes, and this is the only way to get sickle cell disease or sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell (both the milder "disease" form and the more severe "anemia" form) are caused by an inherited mutation in a protein that helps form the red blood cells - the defect results in red blood cells that are shaped like crescents or sickles, which is how the disease gets its name.
What is sic-o-cells?
Sickle cells?
In sickle-cell disease variation in one gene causes red blood cells to bend or sickle. This means sickle cells?
Cannot carry normal levels of oxygen to cells :) *NovaNet*
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.
What are abnormal crescent shaped BLOOD cell?
Abnormal crescent-shaped blood cells are known as sickle cells, which are characteristic of sickle cell disease. This genetic condition causes red blood cells to become rigid and curved, leading to blockages in blood vessels and reduced oxygen delivery to tissues. Sickle cell disease can result in pain, organ damage, and other serious complications.
What is a genetic autoimmune difficiency in which blood cells look like a sickle It is not sickle cell anemia?
sickle cell anemia
Is sickle cells disease hereditary?
Sickle cell anemia -yes it is hereditary
What cells are affected by sickle cell?
Red blood cells.
