Sickle Cell Anemia

Which genotype represents a sickle cell carrier?

• AA

• AS

• SS

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The gene that codes for hemoglobin production is called...

• Hemo

• Heme

• HBB

• HEM

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Sickle cells can't carry oxygen to organs because they are which shape?

• 
• 
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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Dr. Allison's hypothesis was that there was a relationship between sickle cell and surviving malaria.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Sickle cell trait (SCT) provides protection against Malerial infection. If two SCT heterozygous individuals (M & F) have have offspring, what is the likelyhood (percentage) of producing a child that has no protection against the parasite?

• 0%

• 20%

• 25%

• 50%

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Hemoglobin is a protein in ________ that carries oxygen throughout the body.

• Anemia

• Sickle Cell Anemia

• Sickle Cell Trait

• Episodes of Pain

• Red Blood Cells

BLOOD DISEASE THAT AFFECTS RED BLOOD CELLS

• HEMOPHILIA

• HUNTINGTON'S

  DISEASE

• SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

• DWARFISM

Answer explanation

SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which type of mutation causes Sickle Cell Anemia?

• Point mutation

• Frameshift mutation

• Deletion mutation

• Insertion mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the primary symptom of Sickle Cell Anemia?

• Joint pain

• Fatigue

• Shortness of breath

• All of the above

Sickle Cell Anemia is most common in individuals of which descent?

• European

• African

• Asian

• Native American

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2