If a child is born with sickle-cell anaemia, then his/her parents must be:

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If a child is born with sickle-cell anaemia, then his/her parents must be: (A) Homozygous (B) Heterozygous (C) Co-dominant (D) Nullizygous

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Sickle-cell anaemia is an autosome linked recessive trait that can be transmitted from parents to the offspring when both the partners are carriers for the gene (or heterozygous).

Q. If a child is born with sickle-cell anaemia, then his/her parents must be:

Homozygous

Heterozygous

Co-dominant

Nullizygous

Sickle-cell anaemia is an autosome linked recessive trait that can be transmitted from parents to the offspring when both the partners are carriers for the gene (or heterozygous).