Sickle cell anemia causes hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying molecule of red blood

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Sickle cell anemia causes hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying molecule of red blood cells, to be misshapen, resulting in disease. "H" is the normal hemoglobin allele. "h" is the allele for sickle-shaped hemoglobin. In order to get the disease, a person must have a recessive genotype (hh). Two people with normal red blood cells are carriers of the gene - they have genotypes Hh.

a) What are the possible genotypes of the eggs the woman can produce?

b) What are the possible genotypes of the sperm the man can produce?

Explanation / Answer

the possible genotypes of the eggs the female can produce are H, h

the possible genotypes of the sperms the male can produce are again H, h as both are normal individuals but carriers.

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