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Work out a cross to explain how normal parents may have a sickle-cell anaemic child.
Work out a cross to explain how normal parents may have a sickle-cell anaemic child.
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Sickle-cell anaemia follows an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern.
Updated On: Jan 13, 2026
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Genotypes: Parental (HbA HbS), Offspring (HbS HbS). Punnett square analysis indicates a 25% probability of an affected offspring.
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