Question

True or False:
To be a carrier of sickle cell anemia both parents must have the trait.?

Answer 1

If both parents have sickle cell trait (HbAS) there is a one in four (25%) chance that any given child could be born with sickle cell anaemia. There is also a one in four chance that any given child could be completely unaffected.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sickle cell anemia is passed to a child from both parents who must have at least a single sickle gene to pass. Either parent must have trait or another hemaglobin varient that includes a sickle gene.

Answer 2

False

Step-by-step explanation:
You need to get a copy of the gene from both parents in order to be born with the disease. If only one parent has the gene, you won’t get the disease itself, but will still have a possibility of being a carrier of the trait.