Sickle Cell Crash Course

Sickle red blood cells have a decreased ability to carry 

• nutrients
• wastes
• oxygen
• proteins

When you look at the cells of individuals with sickle cell anemia, what do you expect to see?

• C-shaped cells

• S-shaped cells

• Disk-Shaped Cells

• Globular shaped cells

• Sick cells

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Normal RBC

• A

• B

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Sickled RBC

• A

• B

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The mutation of sickle cell disease is what type of mutation?

• insertion

• frameshift

• substitution

• deletion

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Transfer RNA has the job of

• transfer mRNA to the DNA

• transfer amino acids to the ribosome

• transfer DNA to the ribosome

• translate mRNA into amino acids

Messenger RNA has the job of

• transferring the amino acids to the ribosome

• making an exact copy of the full length of both DNA strands

• making up the bulk of the ribosome along with proteins

• taking the genetic information from the segment of DNA to the ribosome to be translated

What shape do the affected cells form in

• long tube cells
• crescent shaped cells
• small cells
• disc shaped cells

What does sickle cell affect

• Eyesight
• Dexterity
• Blood
• Lungs

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Hemoglobin is a _______.

• protein
• parasite
• plasma

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