198k views
5 votes
If a man and woman are tested and found to be carriers of the sickle cell what is the probability that they will have a child that has sickle cell anemia

User Scindix
by
8.0k points

2 Answers

6 votes

Answer:

negative

Step-by-step explanation:

because most the time two positives make a negative

User GBourke
by
8.6k points
3 votes

Answer: If both parents have SCT, there is a 50% (or 1 in 2) chance that the child also will have SCT if the child inherits the sickle cell gene from one of the parents.

User Zzzzz
by
8.5k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.