A normal woman marries a man with sickle-cell trait. What is the probability of their having a (a) child with sickle-cell trait, (b) normal child, (c) child with sickle cell anemia?

Q: In what way are leukocytosis and leukemia alike? What is the difference between them?

A: In the organism, blood is body fluid that helps to transport oxygen and nutrients to all parts of…

Q: What are the symptoms of Sickle-cell disease?

A: Sickle cell anemia inherited red blood cell disorder where a body fails to produce enough healthy…

Q: What happens when an individual receives a transfusion with an incompatible blood type?

A: The blood is a fluid connective tissue formed of liquid portion plasma, and the solid portion called…

Q: Describe the symptoms of Sickle-cell disease? What are the main causes of this disease?

A: Sickle-cell disease (SCD) or Sickle-cell anemia is a very prominent genetic disorder where the RBC…

Q: Why is an individual with type O blood called a universal donor?

A: Blood is the fluid connective tissue derived from the mesoderm. It is slightly alkaline with a pH of…

Q: Define the term hemochromatosis?

A: Hemochromatosis is a condition where the body absorbs and stores excess iron than is required. this…

Q: One of your patients, a six-year-old girl who suffers from Sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood…

A: Sickle cell anemia is a rare genetic disorder that follows an autosomal recessive inheritance…

Q: How is hematocrit determined?

A: Hematocrit is the volume occupied by red blood cells or the packed cell volume in the blood. The…

Q: A normal women whose father was a hemophilia marries a normal man. What is the chance of hemophilia…

A: Hemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder. It is more common in men than in women because men…

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Q: How does the appearance of the cancerous WBC differ from normal WBC?

A: Leukemia is a type of cancer found in the blood and bone marrow, which is caused by the rapid…

Q: . A woman who is a carrier for hemophilia marries a normal man. a. What is the probability that…

A: In humans, the female possesses two homomorphic sex chromosomes i.e., XX and the male possesses…

Q: what is The genetic basis for chronic myelogenous leukemia ?

A: Chronic myelogenous leukemia is characterized by a chromosomal abnormality referred to as the…

Q: What is the typical red blood cell count for an adult male? For anadult female?

A: Blood is a body fluid that carries necessary nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports…

Q: Why do children with leukemia experience bone or joint pain?

A: leukemia is commonly called blood cancer and is characterized by a high level of white blood cells.

Q: Why are malignant disorders of white blood cells commonly associated with bone marrow depression?

A: Impaired white blood cells lead to the reduced immunity of the body. The white blood cells or…

Q: What is Atg8?

A: Autophagy related Protein 8 is a Ubiquitin like Protein required for the formation of Autophagosomal…

Q: What are the three basic categories of anemia?

A: Anemia is a clinical condition when there is a reduced number of red blood cells in the body. Due to…

Q: Why is an individual with type AB blood called a universal recipient?

A: There are four types of blood group: A, B, AB, and O. The O is the universal donor and AB is the…

Q: How do someone get sickle cell anemia and How long can a person live with sickle cell disease?

A: Sickle cell anemia is a genetic condition of the red blood cells, wherein the shape of the red blood…

Q: What is special about the Type O blood type?

A: Blood tissue is made up of different cells and liquid component like RBC, WBC, platelets and plasma.…

Q: How does a positive ASO test for sickle-cell anemia ?

A: Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which the body produces red blood cells that are shaped like…

Q: What is a differential white blood cell count ?

A: White blood cells are also referred as a Leukocytes, they do not contain hemoglobin and they have a…

Q: What genotype do you need to have sickle cell anemia?

A: Genes are the sequence of nucleotides that encode a particular protein.

Q: Explain the difference between sickle-cell anemia and sickle-cell trait.

A: Sickle cell anemia is a disease that inherited from parents of a person. The body of person with…

Q: Describe the symptoms of sickle-cell anemia.

A: Sickle cell anemia is a disease that inherited from parents of a person. The body of person with…

Q: What are the different blood groups?

A: Based on absence or presence of antibodies and inherited antigen on the Red Blood Cell (RBC)…

Q: What is HLA?

A: Antigen processing and presentation is a process where the larger foreign particles are processed…

Q: What is special about the Type AB blood type?

A: ABO blood grouping is defined as the presence or absence of two surface antigens that induces immune…

Q: What is the Rhesus factor? Explain the complications that may arise from blood incompatibilities.

A: The "ABO" blood group system is made up of four blood groups – A, B, AB, and O and is based mostly…

Q: Does a fetus homozygous for sickle-cell hemoglobin (Hb S) have normal Hb F?

A: Introduction: Sickle cell anemia(HbS) is caused due to a point mutation at the sixth position of the…

Q: What could it mean, If your White Blood Cell count is more than 1,500?

A: To carry the transport of water, nutrients oxygen, multicellular organisms have a transport system.…

Q: What is the universal blood donor? O+ or O-?

A: Given: Need to find which is universal blood donars among  O+ or O-

Q: Could a person with type O- blood safely receive a blood transfusion of AB- blood?

A: Blood type is given on the basis of presence or absence of antigens or antibodies.  Transfer of…

Q: Briefly, what is sickle cell disease?

A: RBC or red blood cell are the cell which are disc or biconcave shaped , contain pigment haemoglobin…

Q: What is the genotype of individual J?

A: Ans. As per the question, the disease is an autosomal recessive disease. This means the disease can…

Q: Explain the hemizygous for the gene mutation ?

A: hemizygous for the gene mutation  is :

Q: What is the genotype of a woman with normal blood clotting whose father had hemophilia?

A: Hemophilia is a condition in which there is defect in blood clotting ability.  This disorder is…

Q: What advantage do people with sickle cell trait have? How is this advantage responsible of people in…

A: Sickel cell anaemia is a genetic disorder in which the RBCs of a person becomes sickel shaped due to…

Q: What is sickle-cell crisis ? When it occurs ?

A: Red blood cell disorder in which there are not enough red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the…

Q: What is sickle-cell trait ?

A: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder caused by mutation in the gene coding for beta…

Q: What essential steps should be taken to circle any possible abnormalities?

A: Health and illness Health behavior is based on many factors, and many factors  are affecting…

Q: Why do you think that red blood cells were abnormal?

A: Abnormal red blood cells can be caused by different illnesses or deficiencies in the body. In case…

Q: When is Pernicious anemia caused?

A: Anemia refers to a condition that involves lack of erythrocytes that carry oxygen in the body. The…