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What type of inheritance does sickle cell anemia trait exhibit

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Answer: Sickle cell anemia is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means that both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations . The parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive condition each carry one copy of the mutated gene, but they typically do not show signs and symptoms of the condition.

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