The heterozygous condition of sickle cell anemia results in resistance to malaria. If a homozygous normal father and a heterozygous mother have a child, what are the chances of that child being resistant to malaria but not having sickle cell anemia?
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I assume it's 50%....
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There are 25% chances of the child being resistant to malaria which is caused by some female type of mosquitoes but not sickle cell anemia because of the following possibilities
- Sickle cell anemia a disease which affects the red blood cells of the blood is a hereditary disease which is mainly inherited from the parents from one generation to the next generation.
- This is due to the abnormality of the hemoglobin found in the red blood cells. It got its name because the cells which are affected becomes in the shape of sickle and it causes many malfunctioning in the body system.
- The affected persons mainly suffer from chronic pain in most severe conditions and swelling of hands and feet followed by some side effects.
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