A woman who is a sickle cell anemia "carrier" (heterozygous genotype) marries a man who has sickle cell anemia (homozygous recessive genotype). What are the odds that their first child will have sickle cell anemia? 75% 0% 50% 100% 25%
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The woman is a carrier, which means her genotype is Hs (H for normal hemoglobin and s for sickle cell hemoglobin). Show more…
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