A couple is concerned their child will be born with sickle cell anemia. The woman does not have sickle cell anemia. The woman’s mother had sickle cell anemia and her father was a carrier of the sickle cell gene. The man knows that he is a carrier of the sickle cell gene. What is the probability that the child will have sickle cell anemia?

A couple is concerned their child will be born with sickle cell anemia. The woman does not have sickle cell anemia. The woman’s mother had sickle cell anemia and her father was a carrier of the sickle cell gene. The man knows that he is a carrier of the sickle cell gene. What is the probability that the child will have sickle cell anemia?

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter2: Basic Hematology

Section2.6: Platelet Count

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