Question

Capillaries are very thin, narrow blood vessels that allow for the transfer of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nutrients. The image shows

how normal red blood cells and sickle-shaped red blood cells flow through a capillary,
Use information in the image to describe two ways that the sickle cell gene mutation affects the ability of red blood cells to perform
their normal function

Answer 1

less packaging of oxygen

Step-by-step explanation:

normal RBC (red blood cells) have a large surface area for oxygen packaging due to its biconcave shape but when mutation occurs the RBC being produced by the short bones is sickle shaped reducing surface area of haemoglobin exposed, responsible for packaging oxygen so tissues don't get right amount of oxygen