Question

In a population, if the percentage of individuals affected by sickle cell anemia is 25% then the percentage of individuals showing sickle cell
trait (carriers) should be :-
O 5%
0 25%
O 50%
O 75%​

Answer 1

Answer:

If both parents have sickle cell trait, then there is a 25 percent risk of the child having sickle cell anemia and a 50 percent risk of them having sickle cell trait. There is also a 25 percent chance that the child will not inherit either copy of the mutated gene