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- no its not because a sickle cell is basically a diseased cell
that is shapped like a sickle.. a disease in bloodcell
- it cannot get as much oxygen as healthy blood cells
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∙ 12y agoSickle cell Anemia is auto somal. because it's chromosomes don't separate
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Is Sickle cell anemia inherited?
This is inherited on the X chromoseome and is recessive. This means a female (who has XX chromosome pair) can only express the disease if she carries the trait on both chromosomes. This is because of the recessive nature of the gene. A male can only inherit the disease from his mother. This is he must have obtained his Y chromosome from his father so he obtains the X chromosome from his mother. A male cannot carry the gene without expressing it as he doesnt have another X chromosome to supress the recessive gene. ^ This answer is biologically incorrect because Sickle cell Anemia is actually autosomal recessive, not sex-linked recessive; this means that males and females are affected equally and it is NOT carried on the X chromosome. In order for the trait to show up in an individual, BOTH parents must be carriers of the disease (at least 1 sickle cell gene must be present).
What does AS and SS under blood group mean?
Under blood group, the letters AS and SS are used in reference to sickle cell disease. AC means that one is carrying the sickle cell disease gene while SS means that one has sickle cell disease.
Are removed from mRNA but have other functions in gene regulation?
change in DNA that caused sickle cell disease
How would you describe what an allele is?
*An allele is basically the different forms a particular gene can take (describes the various genotypes/phenotypes a gene can take).* For example there is an allele of a gene which codes for haemoglobin in red blood cells, which gives them their characteristic concave shape. But there can also be a mutation in that gene, which causes a different allele to be produced which gives it a sickle-cell shape, which leads to sickle-cell anaemia.
What would happen to a baby in the womb if the mother has sickle cell disease and the father has the sickle cell trait?
If both parents are trait carriers the chances of them having a child WITH sickle cell is 4 to 1. Probability says, 1 will not carry the trait OR have sickle cell, 2 will be trait carriers and 1 will have it. But Keep in mind that every time you have a child its like rolling dice. I have heard of people where all four kids have the disease. and i have 2 children with the disease and 1 that's normal.
Is sickle cell anemia a single gene defect or multiple gene?
Sickle Cell Anaemia is a single gene defect (Hb gene).
Can child be born with sickle cell if one parent is sickle cell carrier and another is normal?
A child has to receive the gene from both parents to heve sickle cell anemia. if only one parent passes on the gene, then the child will have sickle cell trait, but no symptoms of sickle cell anemia.
What are the chances of a person having a sickle cell disease passing the disease to their offspring?
If one represents a sickle cell gene thus "C" and a normal gene thus "O" then both parents are: Mum CO Dad CO The possibilities for their children are therefore CC OO CO CO in those proportion so 1in 4 will have sickle cell anaemia, 2 in 4 will be carriers (like their parents) and 1/4 will be normal.
Is sickle cell a one gene disorder?
No, it's not a one gene disorder
What is requires for a person to have sickle cell disease?
The person is homozygous for the trait
What does it mean when someone carries the sickle cell gene but does not have the disease?
If you carry the sickle cell gene, it doesn't really mean much as far as your own personal health goes. Except that you are less likely to get malaria. However, if you decide to have kids, and whoever you mate with also carries the sickle cell gene (not the full blown disease/gene) , your child has a chance of having sickle cell disease (full blown).
What part of the gene carries the information for sickle cell anemia?
you dont have to worry about getting sickle cell if your not african american
What condition is a person with only ONE sickle cell gene and one normal hemoglobin gene more capable of surviving than someone who has no sickle cell genes?
malaria
What is the method of transmission of the sickle cell gene?
autosomal recessive
Is sickle cell disease a sex-linked gene?
yes
How does a person with one sickle cell different than two Sickle cell?
A person with one sickle cell is a "carrier". This means that they have the dormant cell in their genetic composition, and if combined with another with the "carrier" gene, they run the high risk on concieving a child with the blood disease-one who has two sickle cells. A person with two sickle cells, has the sickle cell disease and are carriers(The gene is not dormant but active). Hope this simplifies and explains it for you.
When a mutation in the hemoglobin gene causes what disorder?
While technically there are more than one, the main one by far is sickle cell anemia.
