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Is sickle-cell anemia a recessive, sex-linked trait?
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Autosomal recessive: It is recessive, meaning a person has to inherit a gene for ss from each parent to be affected, but it is not sex linked.
Answered 12/10/2020
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Yes and no: Sickle cell disease is recessive; you need to inherit a sickle gene from both parents to get the disease. It is not x-linked, however; if it were it would affect only boys. Boys and girls are equally affected by sickle cell disease.
Answered 12/10/2020
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