Question

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?

A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 100%

Answer 1

B) 50%..............................

Answer 2

B) 50%

Step-by-step explanation:

half of this couples children will be SS, meaning they have malaria resistance. The other half will have a normal genotype like their father (SS)