Chapter 10.7, Problem 2EG

Summary Introduction

To explain: Whether there are conditions, where a heterozygous carrier might show sickle cell anemia.

Introduction: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that is inherited from one generation to next in an autosomal recessive manner. People suffering from this disease show mutations in the genes that code for the β-globin chain of hemoglobin. , This results in the formation of improperly folded hemoglobin molecule. Red blood cells of people suffering from this disease are sickle shaped.