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What will happen when you have a normal hemoglobin allele and a sickle cell allele?
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Usually nothing: Sickle cells trait is usually asymptomatic. You may have trouble at high altitude or other low oxygen situations. If you marry a person with sickle cell trait or disease, you risk having a child with sickle cell disease.
Answered 12/20/2017
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