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What does poikilocytosis mean?
Having poikilocytes in your blood - which are irregular red blood cells
Is sickle cell a sex trait?
yes - 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
What is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder of the blood where an individuals red blood cells are sickle shaped rather than disk shaped?
C. Sickle-cell anemia
What human system does malaria affect?
Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. I know one sickle cell trait and one normal red blood cell trait provides a natural defense against malaria. This has to do with the mutated sickle cell being immune to the malaria parasite. However two sickle cell traits are bad because they do not have enough hemoglobin.
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 is it called when a person has two recessive alleles for sickle cell trait?
A person with two recessive alleles for sickle cell trait has sickle cell anemia. This genetic condition leads to the production of abnormal hemoglobin, causing red blood cells to become sickle-shaped and leading to various health issues.
The difference between sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease?
It has to do with your genitic make up. You don't have sickle cell anemia because you only have 1 of the traits on your beta hemoglobin gene. People with sickle cell anemia have two.Most of the time peolple with sickle cell trait display much milder symptoms. It is more prevolent in African Americans and woman should be monitored during pregnancy.
How does sickle-cell trait differ from sickle-cell disease?
in sickle cell trait you don't actually have the disease. you are only able to pass the disease to your kids if you marry a person with sickle cell or that also has the trait. sickle cell disease is when you actually have the disease. you can pass it to your kids if you marry someone with the trait or the disease. if you marry someone without a trait or disease then your kids will most likely have the trait.
What is sickled cells?
a person who receiver traits from anothr karyotype
What is One pleiotropic affect of sickle cell syndrome?
One pleiotropic effect of sickle cell syndrome is increased resistance to malaria. The genetic mutation that causes sickle cell disease also confers some protection against malaria infection, as the malaria parasite has difficulty surviving in the altered red blood cells of individuals with sickle cell trait.
Why is it beneficial to have Sickle cell anemia if you live in Africa?
In Africa, malaria is a common disease. It attacks healthy blood cells and uses them to travel throughout the body. However, if one has sickle-shaped blood cells, this makes it harder for the malaria to attach and travel through the body.
If Natasha has normal blood cell but marries someone who has sickle cell trace What are the chances of them having a child with sickle cell?
If a person does not carry the Sickle cell trait and they marry some one with the trait. The child that comes from that relationship can never have sickle cell disease, however that child has a chance of having the sickle trait.
