alexandriaw460
alexandriaw460 alexandriaw460
  • 24-02-2021
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
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Sickle cell anemia is known to run in a family. A pedigree chart for this family is shown below.

What percentage of the offspring are carriers of the disease but do not have it?

0%

25%

50%

100%

Sickle cell anemia is known to run in a family A pedigree chart for this family is shown below What percentage of the offspring are carriers of the disease but class=

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SE4SON
SE4SON SE4SON
  • 09-03-2021
i believe if both parents have sickle cell anemia there will be a 25% chance, or 1 in 4 chance that their offspring will have it as well.
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belleharlow09 belleharlow09
  • 02-06-2022

Answer:

50%

Explanation:

In pedegree charts,

a square stands for a male

a circle, female

black part: phenotype expressed

half filled: heterozygous aka carriers

So according to the pedigree diagram, 50% are heterozygous, or carriers, of sickle cell anemia.

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