Question

PLEASE HELP!!!

A person without the allele for sickle cell anemia has children with a person who is a carrier for sickle cell anemia but doesn’t have the disease. What percentage of their children will have sickle cell anemia? What percentage of their children will be carriers for sickle cell anemia? Show your work with a Punnett square. You can copy/paste the blank table below or create a table in the submission box to complete the Punnett square.

Answer 1

Percentage kid will have sickle cell anemia: 0%

Percentage kid will be carriers for sickle cell anemia: 50%

Step-by-step explanation:

Parents: SS and Ss

Kid possibilities: SS, SS, Ss, and Ss for the 4 boxes of the Punnet Square