Pedigrees Practice - Sickle Cell Normal Blood Flow Normal red blood Sickle Cell Disease blockage in vessel sickle cells In humans, sickle cell disease is recessive. Individuals with sickle cell have irregular shaped blood that does not flow normally within the blood vessels. This can lead to tissues not getting enough oxygen and blood clots. Those who are carriers for sickle cell do not have major symptoms, but a simple test can reveal if a person is a carrier. Given the following genotypes, describe the phenotypes as either normal, carrier, or sickle cell disease. AA = Aa= aa =

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5.
Circle the Punnett square shows the cross between Individual II-4 and Individual II-5.
Pedigrees Practice - Sickle Cell
Normal Blood Flow
Normal
red blood
cell
In humans, sickle cell disease is recessive. Individuals with sickle
cell have irregular shaped blood that does not flow normally within
the blood vessels. This can lead to tissues not getting enough
oxygen and blood clots. Those who are carriers for sickle cell do not
have major symptoms, but a simple test can reveal if a person is a
carrier.
Sickle Cell Disease Given the following genotypes, describe the phenotypes as either
normal, carrier, or sickle cell disease.
AA=
Aa=
aa =
blockage
sickle cells
Transcribed Image Text:5. Circle the Punnett square shows the cross between Individual II-4 and Individual II-5. Pedigrees Practice - Sickle Cell Normal Blood Flow Normal red blood cell In humans, sickle cell disease is recessive. Individuals with sickle cell have irregular shaped blood that does not flow normally within the blood vessels. This can lead to tissues not getting enough oxygen and blood clots. Those who are carriers for sickle cell do not have major symptoms, but a simple test can reveal if a person is a carrier. Sickle Cell Disease Given the following genotypes, describe the phenotypes as either normal, carrier, or sickle cell disease. AA= Aa= aa = blockage sickle cells
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