Sickle Cell Disease

Sickled RBC

• A

• B

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Sickle cell disease causes hemoglobin to be in the wrong conformation, this causes

• undergo translation

• the cell to be misshapen

• the cell to divide

• mutate

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Inheriting the gene from both parents results in

• sickle cell disease

• possible problems in multiple organs due rbcs getting stuck in vessels

• sickled cells having a shorter life span

• all answers

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The sickle cell mutation originally evolved as a beneficial adaptation against what disease?

• mad cow disease

• avian bird flu

• malaria carried by mosquitos

• Covid-19

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Only inheriting the sickle cell gene from one parent will

• cause most red blood cells to be misshapen

• result in no red blood cells having the sickle cell shape

• still provide protection against malaria while most red blood cell function normally

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BLOOD DISEASE THAT AFFECTS RED BLOOD CELLS

• HEMOPHILIA

• HUNTINGTON'S

  DISEASE

• SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

• DWARFISM

Answer explanation

SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

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What is the primary cause of the misshapen red blood cells in sickle cell disease?

• A mutation in the hemoglobin gene

• A deficiency in iron

• An excess of white blood cells

• A viral infection

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Which of the following is a common symptom of sickle cell disease?

• Frequent infections

• High blood pressure

• Excessive bleeding

• Rapid weight gain

Sickle cell disease is most prevalent in individuals of which descent?

• European

• African

• Asian

• Native American

What is the genetic inheritance pattern of sickle cell disease?

• Autosomal dominant

• Autosomal recessive

• X-linked dominant

• X-linked recessive

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